U-CAN-II, INC. v. SETZER

No. 1D03-2150.

870 So.2d 99 (2003)

U-CAN-II, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. Richard SETZER, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Dan Boulware and R. Todd Ehlert of Shugart, Thomson, Kilroy, Watkins, Boulware, P.A., St. Joseph, Missouri; and Joel Settembrini, Jr., of Smith, Hulsey & Busey, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Gaspare J. Bono of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, Washington, D.C.; John L. Watkins of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, Atlanta; and Betsy C. Cox of Rogers Towers, Jacksonville, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on appeal of a non-final order compelling arbitration. On review of the record, we hold that the trial court erred in holding that Appellant was the alter ego of certain non-parties and that, on that basis, Appellant's corporate veil could be pierced.

The Florida Supreme Court has held that the corporate veil may not be pierced absent a showing of improper conduct. Dania Jai-Alai Palace, Inc. v. Sykes,

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