Legal Opinion
Meehan v. Hopps
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 4, 1956No. Civ. 16627PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
This is an appeal from a certain order in an action brought by respondents as plaintiffs, against appellants as defendants, for an accounting and other relief on behalf of the policyholders, creditors and stockholders of the Rhode Island Insurance Company, in which it is charged that Stewart B. Hopps, former director, member of the executive committee and chairman of the board of the company, dominated and managed the company’s affairs for his own personal gain in violation of his fiduciary duties. Defendants moved the trial court to restrain and enjoin the Providence, Rhode Island, law firm…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Meehan v. HoppsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Wutchumna Water Co. v. BaileyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
- Brown v. MillerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1923
- United States v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
- Rhode Island Insurance v. DowneyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by43 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, As Receiver v. O'melveny & MeyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- EF Hutton & Company v. BrownDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969
- United States v. Phillip TroutmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- E. L. Cord, Etc. v. Calvin J. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Swenson v. ThibautCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
38 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.