Haah v. Kim

Opinion

WILLHITE, J.

Under Corporations Code section 709 (section 709), “any shareholder or . . . any person who claims to have been denied the right to vote” may bring an action to invalidate the appointment or election of directors of a corporation. Stephan Haah and Jang Woo Lee brought such an action to invalidate the appointment or election of Donghyuk Kim (D. Kim), Won B. Keh (W.B. Keh), and Young S. Keh (Y.S. Keh) as directors of Galleria Plus, Inc. (GPI). The trial court granted Haah and Lee’s petition, and D. Kim appeals from the judgment. He challenges the trial court’s ruling on a…