American Protein Corporation v. Ab Volvo and Volvo Lastvagnar Ab, as Successors in Interest to Beijerinvest Ab, Beijer Industries, Inc. And Bo Lycke

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1988-04-08

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CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge: We are presented on this appeal with the issue of when the contractual default of a subsidiary corporation may be visited upon its parents. The question takes on added importance because the parents are Swedish corporations without a presence in New York but nonetheless were held liable for the obligations of their New York subsidiary. Legal liability w…

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