· 7/1/1854
Remington v. Morris
Citations
- 2 Grant 457
How courts have described this case
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- discussing certain circumstances, distinguished in Chelsea Industries, 389 Mass, at 12-16, where “requiring [disloyal employees] to surrender [their] compensation . . . would, in effect, be imposing ... a penalty disproportionately harsh under all the circumstances”
- “[A] fiduciary who has been guilty of breach of trust should be required to surrender his compensation”
- corporate director who breached fiduciary obligation is bound to make restitution of any resulting profit gained
- as treasurer and assistant treasurer of company, defendants had duty to protect company's finances and disburse them as directed by president or directors
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Judges: Black
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