Maughan v. Correia

Opinion

BENKE, J.

I

INTRODUCTION

This is a dispute between a sister and brother over their respective holdings in a family run corporation. Royal Hospitality, Inc. (RHI), is an S corporation owned entirely by six siblings of the Correia family.2 RHI’s sole business is the operation of a hotel in San Diego that had been previously owned and operated by plaintiff Maureen Correia Maughan (Maureen), her former husband Ben Maughan (Ben) and her parents Mary and Maurice E Correia (the Correias).

Defendant Maurice P. Correia (Maurice), Maureen’s brother, formed RHI for the specific purpose of purchasing…