Sueing Corporate Company And Its Owner -- Can The Owner Remove Himself From Case?

Question

As it stands, i have currently won judgment against an evil roofing contractor company (via default judgment). On my case i sued the corporate entity and its owner.

At present the owner is trying to have his name removed from the case because he says he was not directly involved with the dealings with me (only the company was)--i dealt with the owner face-to-face and handed him cash, etc. However, there was a Bank Draft that i paid to the owner in hand but sadly it was not endorsed to the owner's name himself.

I strongly believe the owner wants his name off the judgment because once he does remove himself he will file the company for bankruptcy and i will not be able to collect on the money he stole.

Can someone tell me is there ANYTHING i can do to keep this owner's name on the judgment or procedures i can follow if he were successful in removing his name and does indeed go bankrupt?


Thanks

Answer 1

Normally, if a company is incorporated the owner(s) of the corporation are protected from legal action taken against the company.

"Can someone tell me is there ANYTHING i can do to keep this owner's name on the judgment or procedures i can follow if he were successful in removing his name and does indeed go bankrupt?" - Yes, hire a lawyer. This is not something you should try on your own. He is going to hire one.

Answer 2

This goes back a long way for me, and I might be way off, the laws may have changed etc . . .

I had a friend who worked at a restaurant and he told me the owner had changed his company's status as "incorporated" to remove any personal liability that might come to the company. However, I'm sure there's more that entails and I might be wrong, but it's food for thought if anything.