bartle v. westerlea builders(巴图诉有家者).doc

BARTLE v. HOME OWNERS COOPERATIVE 巴顿诉有家者 N.Y. 1955. Court of Appeals of New York （纽约上诉法庭）. Newton D. BARTLE, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Westerlea Builders, Inc., Appellant,v. HOME OWNERS COOPERATIVE, Inc., Respondent. 有家者，被上诉人 July 8, 1955. Case name or Caption（判例的名称或抬头） Action to compel(迫使) corporation to meet obligations(履行义务) of its subsidiary（子公司）. The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, 285 App.Div. 1113, 140 N.Y.S.2d 512, affirmed judgment of Supreme Court, Equity（资产） Term, Onondaga(奥内达加) County, Donald P. Gorman, J., dismissing complaint（原告的指控）, and plaintiffs appealed. The Court of Appeals, Froessel, J., held that trustee（受托人） of bankrupt subsidiary corporation could not maintain action to compel parent corporation（母公司） to meet obligations of its subsidiary, where there had been neither fraud, misrepresentation（虚假陈述） nor illegality（非法行为） involved in incorporation（法人） of such subsidiary or its subsequent（随后的） operation（经营）. Judgment affirmed. Van Voorhis, J., dissented（持有异议的）. Syllabus or Prefatory Statement（判例总结） West Headnotes[1]Corporations 101 14(1) Key number system 101 Corporations 101I Incorporation and Organization 101k12 General Laws 101k14 Purposes of Incorporation 101k14(1) k. In General. Most Cited Cases The law permits incorporation of a business for very purpose of escaping personal liability. 法律允许个人通过设立公司的方式逃避债务。 [2] Corporations 101 1.4(1) 101 Corporations 101I Incorporation and Organization 101k1.4 Disregarding Corporate Entity 101k1.4(1) k. In General. Most Cited Cases ?(Formerly 101k1) Doctrine（） of piercing corporate veil（揭开公司的面纱） is invoked（援用） to prevent fraud or to achieve equity（实现公正）.[3] Bankruptcy 51 2154.1 51 Bankruptcy 51II Courts; Proceedings in General 51II(B) Actions and Proceedings in General 51k2154 Rights of Action by or on Behalf of Trustee or Debtor 51k2154.1 k. In General. Most Cited Cases ?(Formerly 51k2154, 51k282) Trustee of bankrupt subsidiary corporation could not maintain action to compel parent cor