Brooks v. Hill
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, Dorothy Hill Brooks, individually and as executrix of the last will and testament of her deceased husband, Raymond E. Brooks, appeals from the dismissal of her amended complaint. That amended complaint alleged that Leroy Hill, the majority shareholder, president, and chairman of the board of directors of Hill Brooks Coffee Company, Inc. ("H B" or "the corporation"), had wasted corporate assets and, either acting alone or by conspiring with fictitious defendants, had "perpetrated a scheme to devalue" stock in H B with the intent to purchase it. We affirm.
Raymond E. Brooks (the…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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