Jose Dominguez v. American Express, FSB
DueProcess
Did the trial court err in holding an owner of a corporation liable for the debts of the third person?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED American Express solicits small businesses and | issues “business cards” in order to avoid compliance | with and evade consumer credit protection laws. The | cards are issued by American Express based upon | signed and approved applications, that are not kept, : | nor is a personal guaranty obtained from the applicant, but instead, relies on ambiguous boilerplate agreements in its attempt to hold the applicant liable for the debts of the business and avoid the requirements of the statute of frauds. Furthermore, American Express uses peremptory challenges in order to violate a . defendant’s constitutional rights. The Questions Presented Are: 1. Did the trial court err in holding an owner of a corporation liable for the debts of the third person? 2. Did the trial court violate petitioner’s constitutional rights by not allowing petitioner to raise a Batson challenge? ii |