Fownes v. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

MacLaughlin, Justice.

Petitioners, minority shareholders in Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., hereafter Hubbard, applied to the Hennepin County District Court for several forms of relief, including damages allegedly sustained by them in successfully petitioning for a writ of mandamus commanding Hubbard to permit them to inspect designated corporate records. The district court denied all such relief. The sole issue petitioners raise on appeal is whether the district court erred in ruling that the “damage” recoverable by a successful mandamus petitioner pursuant to Minn. St. 586.09 1 does not include…