Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Robertson
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided December 17, 1980No. CA 80-308PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal from an order striking the Elna M. Smith Foundation, Inc., as a party plaintiff in a derivative action under Rule 23.1 (ARCP). Appellant filed suit as an officer, director, and member, on behalf of the Foundation and its members, against other directors, alleging a multitude of acts of misfeasance and nonfeasance in violation of the By-Laws and Articles and against the interests of the Foundation, essentially intra vires in character.
The defendants denied the allegations, asserted that appellant was no longer a member, officer and director,…
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