Legal Opinion
Kilburn v. Young
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2000No. A00A0255PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Galen Kilburn, the majority stockholder of Kilbum-Young Asset Management Corporation (KYAMC), filed a derivative action on behalf of the corporation against Robert Young, alleging among other things that Young misappropriated corporate funds for his own benefit while serving as president and chief executive officer. Young moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that Kilbum failed to join the corporation as an indispensable party. The trial court granted this motion, as well as Young’s request for attorney fees. For reasons discussed below, we reverse.
1. Young concedes that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Davenport v. DowsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Phoenix Airline Services, Inc. v. Metro Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Thomas v. DicksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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