Wyo-Ben, Inc. v. Bixby

¶1 Several minority shareholders of Wyo-Ben, Inc., appeal the judgment of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court in Wyo-Ben’s favor. The court dismissed Appellants’ oppression claim, and later ruled that Appellants were not entitled to be paid for their class B shares under Montana’s dissenters’ rights statute. Appellants also appeal the court’s derision regarding the value of their class A shares. We address the following issues on appeal:

1. Whether Appellants’ claims are moot because the Bixby family did not all appeal together.

2. Whether the District Court erred by granting Wyo-Ben’s…