Cannon Mfg. Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co., 267 U.S. 333 (1925) (No. 255)

Cannon Mfg. Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co., 267 U.S. 333 (1925) (No. 255)

Author: Supreme Court of the United States

Year: 1925

Case name: Cannon Mfg. Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co. Opinion filed: 1925-03-02 Docket No.: 255 Citations: • 267 U.S. 333 • 45 S. Ct. 250 • 69 L. Ed. 634 • 1925 U.S. LEXIS 375 Case holding summaries: • in determining whether parent and subsidiary are separate entities for purposes of jurisdiction, the question is whether parent and subsidiary are separate and distinct corporate entities • no jurisdiction where absent parent, and subsidiary present in forum, observe corporate formalities, despite fact that parent dominates subsidiary "immediately and completely" • holding, though not on constitutional grounds, that jurisdiction over a subsidiary does not provide for jurisdiction over the parent where the two are separate entities • activities of subsidiary corporation did not subject parent holding stock in subsidiary to local court's jurisdiction absent parent's control of subsidiary or other facts permitting corporate veil to be pierced