Reviewing . . . Corporationis Chap William Sharp was the sole shareholder and manager of Chickasaw Club, Inc., an $ corporation that operated a popular nightclub of the same name in Columbus, Georgia. Sharp maintained a corporat Nature checking account but paid the club's employees, suppliers, and entertainers in cash out of the club Classifi proceeds. Sharp owned the property on which the club was located. He rented it to the club but made mortgage payments out of the club's proceeds and often paid other personal expenses with Chickass corporate funds. At 12:45 A.M. on July 31, eighteen-year-old Aubrey Lynn Pursley, who was already intoxicated, entered the Chickasaw Club. Chickasaw employees did not check Pursley's identification to verify her age, as required by a city ordinance. Pursley drank more alcohol at Chickasaw and was visibly intoxicated when she left the club at 3:00 A.M. with a beer in her hand. Shortly afterward, Pursley lost control of her car struck a tree, and was killed. Joseph Dancause, Pursley's stepfather, filed a tort lawsuit against Chickasaw Club and William Sharp. Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the following questions 1. Under what theory might the court in this case make an exception to the limited liability of share- holders and hold Sharp personally liable for the damages? What factors would be relevant to the court's decision? 2. Suppose that Chickasaw's articles of incorporation failed to describe the corporation's purpose or management structure as required by state law. Would the court be likely to rule that Sharp is per- sonally liable to Dancause on that basis? Why or why not? 3. Suppose that the club extended credit to its regular patrons in an effort to maintain a loyal clientele, although neither the articles of incorporation nor the corporate bylaws authorized this practice. Formatio Would the corporation likely have the power to engage in this activity? Explain. and Fina 4. How would the court classify Chickasaw Club, Inc.-domestic or foreign, public or private