Legal Opinion
Yates v. Holt-Smith
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided May 14, 2009No. 2008AP17PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBridge, J.
¶ 1. This case involves a business dispute between Marilyn Holt-Smith and Kristin Yates, each of whom was an employee, officer, director, and shareholder in Holt-Smith & Yates Advisors, Inc. ("HSYA"). Holt-Smith appeals a money judgment by the circuit court based on the court's ruling that, as a director of HSYA, she breached a fiduciary duty owed to Yates as a shareholder by withholding a year-end "bonus" from Yates for 2005, and that her actions in this regard were not protected by the business judgment rule. Yates cross-appeals the circuit court's determination that Yates is not entitled…
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