Scattered Corp. v. Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.

Decided 1997-10-22

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VEASEY, Chief Justice: In this appeal we apply existing law to a stockholder derivative suit where a pre-suit demand was refused. In doing so we explicate the settled legal principles as they apply to these specific facts, holding that the making of a demand waives only any contention that the board was incapable of acting on the demand. A demand does not preclude a plaintiff fro…

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