Legal Opinion
Dawkins v. Fields
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 7, 2003No. 25624PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*62ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
JUSTICE WALLER:
This Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Dawkins v. Fields, 345 S.C. 23, 545 S.E.2d 515 (Ct.App.2001). We reverse.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Respondents Lamar W. Dawkins and George W. Chisholm, shareholders of Seaside Development Corporation (Seaside), brought suit against Seaside’s directors and officers and a shareholder corporation, alleging common law breach of fiduciary duty, violation of statutory standards for directors, corporate oppression, and violation of preemptive…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Askanase v. FatjoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. John SinclairCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- George v. FabriSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
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3Cited by63 opinions
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