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Janssen v. Best & Flanagan

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 22, 2003No. CX-01-2207PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

We are called on to decide certain questions of first impression regarding the law of nonprofit corporations in Minnesota. The principal issue concerns how a nonprofit board may respond to a member’s demand to commence legal action on behalf of the association. We also consider the degree of deference that a district court may give to a nonprofit board’s decision to reject a member’s demand to commence legal action.

The board of directors of the Minneapolis Police Relief Association (MPRA) made an improvident investment in a company known as Technimar and lost…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Brehm v. EisnerSupreme Court of Delaware · 2000
  2. Auerbach v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Grimes v. DonaldSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  4. Brown v. TenneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Houle v. LowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. LoudermilkSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. In Re UnitedHealth Group Inc. Shareholder Derivative LitigationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
  3. Hi-Country Property Rights Group v. EmmerUtah Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Oliveira v. SugarmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017
  5. Mueller v. ZimmerWyoming Supreme Court · 2005

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