Becker Ex Rel. Becker v. Knoll

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• prima facie evidence is evidence sufficient to sustain a verdict in favor of the issue it supports, even though it may be contradicted by other evidence
• \The Court of Appeals should have applied a de novo standard to review whether the district court properly applied the law—the shifted burden of proof—to the facts.\
• Director of a corporation owes high fiduciary duty to the stockholders of the corporation.
• Director of a corporation owes high fiduciary duty to the stockholders of the corporation.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Caranchini v. Peck
  D. Kansas· 2018-11-26· cited 14×
• In re Marriage of Bahlmann
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2019-04-05· cited 8×
• In Re QuVIS, Inc.
  D. Kansas· 2011-02-18· cited 6×
• Becker v. Knoll
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2015-01-30· cited 5×
• Brooks v. Horner
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2015-03-13· cited 5×
• Jenkins v. IBD, Inc.
  D. Kansas· 2013-04-11· cited 5×
• City of Wichita v. Trotter
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2021-07-16· cited 4×
• HCI Investors, LLC v. Fox
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2013-10-08· cited 4×
• Murray v. Miracorp, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2024-04-05· cited 3×
• Friesen v. Seacoast Capital Partners II, L.P. (In re QuVis, Inc.)
  D. Kansas· 2011-02-18· cited 1×
• Brinker v. McCaslin
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2023-10-20· cited 1×
• Bicknell v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2022-05-20
• Neuman v. Anesthesia Assocs. of Kansas City
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2025-08-01
• Williams v. Greenstein
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2025-10-17

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Aronson v. Lewis
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1984-03-01· cited 1,206×
• Rales v. Blasband Ex Rel. Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1993-12-23· cited 768×
• Weinberger v. UOP, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1983-02-01· cited 690×
• Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1994-01-18· cited 456×
• In Re Walt Disney Co. Derivative Litigation
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2006-06-08· cited 339×
• McCall v. Scott
  Sixth Circuit· 2001-02-13· cited 161×
• Newton v. Hornblower, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1978-07-21· cited 87×
• Burcham v. Unison Bancorp, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2003-09-26· cited 85×
• Owen Lumber Co. v. Chartrand
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2007-05-04· cited 82×
• VFB LLC v. Campbell Soup Co.
  Third Circuit· 2007-03-30· cited 80×
• In Re Merck & Co. Securities & ERISA Litigation
  Third Circuit· 2007-07-18· cited 72×
• Cadle Co. v. D'Addario
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2004-04-13· cited 70×
• In The Matter Of Lawrence B. Seidman
  Third Circuit· 1994-09-14· cited 66×
• Miller v. Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1990-04-13· cited 58×
• Cookies Food Products, Inc. v. Lakes Warehouse Distributing, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1988-10-19· cited 49×
• Richards v. Bryan
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 1994-08-12· cited 45×
• Frick Farm Properties, L.P. v. State, Department of Agriculture
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2009-09-25· cited 40×
• Brundage v. New Jersey Zinc Co.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1967-01-23· cited 31×
• Hesston Corp. v. Kays
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1994-03-11· cited 28×
• Green Party v. Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2000-06-13· cited 28×