Legal Opinion
Pickett v. Paine
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 21, 1973No. 27636PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hawes, Justice.
This action was originally commenced when Leon Paine, as sole minority shareholder and former officer of the corporations, Pico, Inc., and Calero, Inc., filed a complaint against Roscoe Pickett, as majority shareholder and president, joining as party defendants both Pico and Calero. The complaint as amended contained three separate claims for relief. Count 1 was in the nature of a derivative shareholder action brought in conformity with the Georgia Business Corporation Act (Code Ann. §§ 22-614, 22-615), seeking relief on behalf of the defendant corporations under Code Ann. §…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Waldrep v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Diamond v. DiamondNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Bloodworth v. BloodworthSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Bagwell-Hughes, Inc. v. McConnellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Independent Bankers Ass'n of Georgia, Inc. v. DunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Thomas v. DicksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Baillie Lumber Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Southwest Health and Wellness, LLC v. WorkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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