Retail Property Investors, Inc. v. Skeens

In this appeal, we decide whether the trial court erred in ordering a corporation to permit one of its shareholders to inspect and copy its shareholder list.

George A. Skeens filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, pursuant to Code § 13.1-771, to compel Retail Property Investors, Inc. (RPI) to produce its shareholder list for his inspection. With leave of court, RPI’s counsel deposed Skeens, and Skeens’ counsel deposed Barbara Woolhandler, a senior vice president of RPI, and, without objection, these depositions were made a part of the record. On June 16, 1995, the trial court conducted an…