Legal Opinion
Davenport v. Elliott Bay Plywood MacHines Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 10, 1981No. 8376-7-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andersen, J.—
Facts of Case
This is an appeal from a judgment entered following a trial to the court on stipulated facts. By declaring Dale Yates not to be a member of the Board of Directors of Elliott Bay Plywood Machines Company, a closely held Washington corporation, the effect of the judgment was to shift management control of the corporation from one group of shareholders to another. Mr. Yates and the shareholders allied with him bring this appeal.
At the corporation's annual meeting held on September 11, 1979, Dale Yates received 100 of the possible 100 votes cast and was elected to the…
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