· 3/3/1977
Zidell v. Zidell, Inc.
Citations
- 560 P.2d 1086
- 277 Or. 413
How courts have described this case
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- holding that dividends paid were reasonable even though they were “modest when viewed as a rate of return on [the plaintiff’s] investment”
- describing fiduciary duties of those in control of corporation before discussing actions of directors in declaring dividends
- declining to find breach of fiduciary duty in directors’ refusal to declare dividends, despite substantial and increasing retained earnings, where directors had not acted in bad faith and had reasonable explanation for their decision
- “those in control of corporate affairs have fiduciary duties of good faith and fair dealing toward minority shareholders”
- \those in control of corporate affairs have fiduciary duties of good faith and fair dealing toward minority shareholders\
- \We have recognized that those in control of corporate affairs have fiduciary duties of good faith and fair dealing toward the minority shareholders.\
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Judges: Denecke, O'Connell, Holman, Tongue, Howell, Bryson, Bohannon
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