Legal Opinion

McKenzie v. Farr

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 23, 1976No. 7823PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Justice.

We are called upon to write another chapter in the history of one of the oldest civil disputes it has been our misfortune to encounter in recent years. This suit has as its genesis a dispute which erupted in 1958 when the plaintiff Farr was removed as president and manager of a drive-in movie in Houston. In January 1960, a special meeting of the directors of the corporation was held to try and resolve Farr’s claims of mismanagement, breach of fiduciary obligation, and violation of the antitrust laws. According to Farr, he was given options to purchase either the assets of the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Burnaman v. HeatonTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Dikeman v. SnellTexas Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Finlay v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Smoot's CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  5. Pollack v. PollackTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Whaley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Davis v. Canyon Creek Estates Homeowners Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
  3. Lovric v. DunatovCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
  4. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. v. Lenape Resources Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1993
  5. Wilson v. John Frantz Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986

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