C.F. TRUST, INC. v. FIRST FLIGHT LTD. PARTNERSHIP

No. 01-1753.

306 F.3d 126 (2002)

C.F. TRUST, INCORPORATED; Atlantic Funding Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FIRST FLIGHT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Defendant-Appellant, and Birchwood Organization, Incorporated; Birchwood Holdings Group, Incorporated; Maryland Air Industries, Incorporated; PVD Limited Partnership; Occoquan Limited Partnership; Carnett Commercial Investors, Incorporated; Barrie M. Peterson; Barrie M. Peterson, Trustee; Nancy A. Peterson; Scott Peterson; Doe Entities 1-10, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 20, 2002.

Amended Opinion Filed September 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Russell James Gaspar, Cohen Mohr, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Harvey Alan Levin, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Barbara A. Miller, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot, Washington, D.C.; James R. Schroll, Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C., Arlington, Virginia, for Appellees.

Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, First Flight Limited Partnership appeals from the district court's order declaring First Flight the alter ego of Barrie Peterson and, therefore, making its assets subject to judgments entered against Peterson in favor of C.F. Trust, Incorporated, and Atlantic Funding Corporation. Because we find Virginia law on the issues presented in this case uncertain, we respectfully certify two questions...

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