Mobile Community Action v. Hanke

MADDOX, Justice.

This case involves the extent to which a circuit court may review, on a petition for writ of mandamus, the action of the board of directors of a private corporation. The trial court found that, under the bylaws and articles of incorporation of the corporation, the board of directors was under a legal duty to seat certain individuals on the board. We affirm.

Mobile Community Action (hereinafter referred to.as MCA) was organized under the laws of Alabama as a non-profit corporation and operates as an anti-poverty organization, funded by the federal government. The controlling…