Legal Opinion
Shortridge v. Platis
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 1984No. 2-383A80PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge.
William and George Platis were brothers engaged in the business of coffee roasting and sales. In 1974, the Platis brothers merged their company with the Cambridge Coffee Company, owned by Robert and Richard Richheimer, and formed Metro-bridge, Inc. Following consolidation, Rich-heimer Coffee Company (owned by the Richheimers) owned 71% of the Metro-bridge shares, while George and William Platis each owned 14.5%.
The Richheimers and the Platis brothers executed a stockholders' agreement restricting transfer of Metrobridge shares in order to "preserve continuity of management" and…
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