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6 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1988–2008 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Durfee v. Durfee & Canning, Inc.green2 sentences1997In re Tufts Elecs., Inc., 746 F.2d 915, 917 (1st Cir. 1984), citing Durfee, supra at 200 . 1992We agree, and reverse the judgment for Puritan on its misappropriation of a corporate opportunity claim. 10 The determination whether a corporate officer has breached his fiduciary duty by acquiring or diverting a corporate business opportunity for his personal profit “rests fundamentally on the unfairness in the particular circumstances.” Durfee v. Durfee & Canning, Inc., 323 Mass. 187, 199 (1948). | 1 | 2 |
In Re Tufts Electronics, Inc., Tufts Radio & Electronics, Inc., Debtor. Charles D. Martin v. Richard G. Kagangreen1 sentence1997In re Tufts Elecs., Inc., 746 F.2d 915, 917 (1st Cir. 1984), citing Durfee, supra at 200 . | 1 | 1 |
Weismann v. Snydergreen1 sentence1992One factor the court will look to is whether “the opportunity came in the first place only because of [the defendants’] connection with the corporation.” Weismann v. Snyder, 338 Mass. 502, 506 (1959). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.
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2 sentences2008Id. at 530 , citing with approval Principles of Corporate Governance §5.05(b)(l) (1994). 1999A person who owes a fiduciary duty to a corporation is prohibited from taking, for personal benefit, an opportunity or advantage that belongs to the corporation.” Id. at 529 , citing 1 Cox & Hazen, Corporations § 11.7 (1995). | 2 | 1999–2008 |
O'HARA v. Robbins
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2 sentences1997The Kirley court also noted cases where Massachusetts courts have characterized analogous claims as sounding in tort, not contract: O’Hara v. Robbins, 13 Mass.App.Ct. 279 (1982) (Claim of wrongful appropriation of a corporate opportunity in violation of the majority shareholders’ fiduciary duty to a minority shareholder); Woodcock v. American Inv. 1988O’Hara v. Robbins, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 279 (1982). | 2 | 1988–1997 |
Woodcock v. American Investment Co.
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1 sentence1997Co., 376 Mass. 169 (1978) (Shareholder’s derivative suit for conversion of corporate funds in publicly held corporation); Babco Indus. | 1 | 1997–1997 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.