Tovrea Land and Cattle Company v. Linsenmeyer

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• holding that subject matter jurisdiction is a question of law we review de novo
• holding corporation president who borrowed money from corporation to purchase corporate shares did not usurp corporate opportunity
• stating “[tjhere must be positive acts of concealment done to prevent detection ... some trick or contrivance intended to exclude suspicion and prevent inquiry”
• noting that 26 breach of business opportunity doctrine occurs when a director, in violation of his fiduciary duty, hinders or usurps a business opportunity that the director’s corporation has an actual 27 or expectant interest in
• noting that civil conspiracy is 10 not a standalone cause of action
• searching the record to determine whether the defendant “wrongfully deprived” the plaintiff of a business opportunity

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