A company is a separate legal person from its shareholders. This is the rule in:
ADonoghue v Stevenson
BSalomon v SalomonCORRECT
CFoley v Hill
DCarlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball
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Salomon v Salomon (1897) — landmark case establishing corporate personality.
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