Case Name: Crown Supply Co. v. Politics, Inc., et al.
Court: Alexandria Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1990-08-10
Citations: 21 Va. Cir. 174
Docket Number: Case No. (Law) 11031
Parties: Crown Supply Co. v. Politics, Inc., et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 21
Pages: 174–174

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
Crown Supply Co. v. Politics, Inc., et al.
August 10, 1990
Case No. (Law) 11031

Opinion:
By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY
The question before the Court is whether or not this Court, in a garnishment proceeding, has the authority to "pierce the corporate veil" so as to subject the property of a non-party corporation to the lien of a judgment rendered against an individual defendant in this case.
The garnishment statutes (S 8.01-511, et seq.) do not authorize such a proceeding, and the piercing of the corporate veil is an equitable proceeding (see this Court's opinion in Dutterer, Inc. v. Gross, Chancery No. 18640) requiring the filing of an appropriate Bill of Complaint.
Unless there are further garnishment proceedings, the garnishment will be dismissed.