· 6/10/1987
Dynan v. Fritz
Citations
- 508 N.E.2d 1371
- 400 Mass. 230
How courts have described this case
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- stating that \good faith requires full and honest disclosure of all relevant circumstances to permit a disinterested decisionmaker to exercise its informed judgment\
- in self-interested transaction, defendant had burden of proof on good faith and fairness to corporation
- “good faith requires a full and honest disclosure of all relevant circumstances to permit a disinterested decision maker to exercise its informed judgment”
- “good faith requires a full and honest disclosure of all relevant circumstances to permit a disinterested decision-maker to exercise its informed judgment,” in context of repurchase of company stock from officer-director
- corporate officers entitled to indemnification under by-laws where, although court rescinded challenged transaction as having breached director’s duty of loyalty, it did not find director acted in bad faith
- director met burden of proving fairness of stock repurchase by corporation
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Judges: Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor
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