Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company v. Hattie A. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Per curiam
Interpreting the opinion as being based on a breach of fiduciary relationship owed by appellant’s officers and directors and majority stockholders to the appellees as minority stockholders, appellant insists that such a decision must fail in law because: (1) the existence vel non of such a fiduciary relationship must be determined by the laws of the state of incorporation, viz., Delaware, which imposes no such fiduciary relationship; (2) the Civil Law of Louisiana prohibits the imposition of the remedy of “constructive trust” or “equitable lien” on real or personal property; and (3) Article…
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2Cases cited51 opinions
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