Alliance Coöperative Insurance v. Gasche

Citations

• 93 Kan. 147
• 142 P. 882
• 1914 Kan. LEXIS 396

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Corporation — Removal of Directors — Notice of Hearing Required. A director of a corporation can not be removed because of his failure to take the oath of office after a reelection, or because of his neglect to attend to his duties, without notice and opportunity to be heard.</p> <p>2. Corporate Meetings — Refusal of President to Put Motions —ATo Ground for His Removal. Where at a corporation meeting a motion is made to take action which as a matter of law is beyond the power of the body, and the president declines to put it on that account, his refusal to entertain an appeal from his ruling is not just ground for removing him and substituting another presiding officer.</p> <p>3. Same — Failure to Elect Directors for Ensuing Year. Upon the facts of the case, held that the separation of the members, at the annual meeting of a corporation resulted in a failure to elect directors for the ensuing year.</p>