Legal Opinion

McLeese v. J.C. Nichols Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 28, 1992No. WD 45127PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BERREY, Judge.

Appellant appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of the respondents by the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri.

This is a shareholder’s derivative action, alleging a breach of fiduciary duty. Appellant’s amended brief raises six points of error: (1) summary judgment was improper because the trial court failed to follow the law requiring that no genuine issue of fact exist, examination of the record in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and that judgment be based on admissible evidence; (2) in finding the “business judgment rule” applied; (3) in relying on…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Zapata Corp. v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  2. Wolgin v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  3. Saigh Ex Rel. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. BuschMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
  4. Baker v. City of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Spuhl v. Shiley, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Paglin v. Saztec International, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1993
  2. Horner v. HammonsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Bratt v. CohnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. New England Carpenters Pension Fund v. HaffnerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority v. Gerard H. DonovanMissouri Court of Appeals · 2020

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