Legal Opinion
Weltzin v. Nail
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 11, 2000No. 98-2114PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
This is an interlocutory appeal from the Black Hawk County District Court. The appellant shareholders contend that their demand for a jury trial in their derivative suit was improperly stricken. We granted review and affirm the district court’s ruling.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings
The plaintiffs/appellants in this case are shareholders of LaPorte City Cooperative Elevators. On behalf of the company, they brought a shareholder’s derivative lawsuit against its directors and officers. A derivative lawsuit is unique in that the shareholders allege the company’s directors have…
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