Blumenthal v. Barnes, No. Pjr Cv-99-0430843s (Apr. 27, 2000)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS

The plaintiff Attorney General Richard Blumenthal brings this action against the defendant Robin Barnes alleging in three counts that the defendant breached her fiduciary duty to Village Academy, Inc., a non-profit corporation. The defendant moves to dismiss on the grounds of lack of standing — that there is no authority for the Attorney General to bring such an action in his own name.

THE UNDERLYING CONTROVERSY

Certain facts seem to be undisputed. The defendant was the…