Legal Opinion
Panama Processes, S.A. v. Cities Service Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 17, 1990No. 71598PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.
The appeal presents four issues for decision: [1] Did the district court err in recognizing a prior Brazilian declaratory judgment? [2] Does Brazilian law apply to the issue whether a majority stockholder owes a fiduciary duty to a minority stockholder? and if so [3] Does Brazil’s Civil Law system recognize that majority stockholders owe a fiduciary duty to minority stockholders? and [4] Does Brazilian law permit an individual stockholder’s suit against a majority stockholder for breach of a statutory duty? We answer the first, third and fourth questions in the…
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