Legal Opinion
Smith v. Tele-Communication, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 27, 1982No. Civ. 51291PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FEINBERG, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered after the court sustained without leave to amend the demurrer of the parent corporation defendant Tele-Communication, Inc. (TCI), and the directors of the subsidiary, Crystal Brite Television, Inc. (Crystal Brite) (the individual defendants). The fifth amended complaint filed by plaintiff John Smith, the minority shareholder of the subsidiary, alleged fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, and sought an accounting. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
The novel question is whether, without the consent of the minority…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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