Legal Opinion

Goldman v. Union Bank and Trust

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided August 25, 1988No. 87CA0326PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEY, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Sophie Goldman and John T. Maley, appeal from the summary judgment entered dismissing their complaint for in-junctive relief. We affirm.

The questions presented for review are (1) whether a reverse stock split which has the effect of “freezing out” minority shareholders is authorized under the Colorado Corporation Code and (2), if it is, whether § 7-4-109, C.R.S. (1986 Repl.Vol. 3A) is unconstitutional as applied. We conclude that the answer to the first question is yes and the answer to the second question is no.

Plaintiffs were minority shareholders of defendant Union…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Sullivan v. DavisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  2. Leader v. Hycor, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  3. Lerner v. LernerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  4. Teschner v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Wickland v. SnyderColorado Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. U.S. Bank N. A. v. Cold Spring Granite Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  2. Lerner v. Lerner Corp.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
  3. Lerner v. Lerner Corp.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
  4. Achey v. Linn County BankSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  5. Arnold v. Anton Cooperative Ass'nColorado Court of Appeals · 2011

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