Legal Opinion
Schnabel v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1993No. S024822PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARABIAN, J.
One spouse employed by a close corporation is record shareholder of 30 percent of its stock. The stock is community property. We must decide the scope of the other spouse’s right to discover records of the corporation in a marriage dissolution proceeding.
The trial court and Court of Appeal ordered the corporation to produce business records and corporate and quarterly payroll tax returns. We affirm the judgment as to the business records; the trial court acted within its discretion in ordering their production. We further conclude that the corporate tax returns and payroll…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Pitchess v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Greyhound Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- In Re Marriage of ArceneauxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Valley Bank of Nevada v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Premium Service Corporation v. The Sperry & Hutchinson Company, George A. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. PietakCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- John B. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
- Generale Bank Nederland, N v. v. Eyes of Beholder Ltd.California Court of Appeal · 1998
- Planned Parenthood v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
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