Legal Opinion
Miller v. Register and Tribune Syndicate, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 20, 1983No. 69011PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
In accordance with Iowa Code chapter 684A (1981) and rules 451-61 Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure, the United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa (federal court) has certified to this court a question concerning the authority of the board of directors of an Iowa corporation organized under Iowa Code chapter 491 to delegate to a special committee authority to bind the corporation concerning the conduct of derivative litigation in which a majority of the directors are named as defendants.
The certified facts upon which our answer to this question must be based…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Auerbach v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Zapata Corp. v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- United Copper Securities Co. v. Amalgamated Copper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Lewis v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Rowen v. LeMars Mutual Insurance Co. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Houle v. LowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Lewis Ex Rel. Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co. v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
- In Re UnitedHealth Group Inc. Shareholder Derivative LitigationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
- Boland v. BolandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011
- Einhorn v. CuleaWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
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