Legal Opinion
King v. Wall & Beaver Street Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 16, 1944No. 8724PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This is a derivative action brought in the District of Columbia by plaintiffs, citizens of the State of New York, as stockholders of Munson Line, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation, against 'Harry O. King, the President and a director of that corporation, and against Isabella Green-way King, his wife, alleged in the complaint to be residents of the District of Columbia. The action was brought to recover a judgment against the individual defendants in favor of the corporation for alleged breaches by them of fiduciary duty to the corporation. The Munson Line was accordingly made a party…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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