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Ritchie v. Rupe

443 S.W.3d 856 (Tex. 2014)

A frozen-out minority shareholder asks Texas courts for a forced buyout

In one lineEn una línea
Texas does not recognize a common-law cause of action for minority shareholder oppression with a buyout remedy.Texas no reconoce una acción de origen judicial por opresión del minoritario con remedio de compra forzosa.
RuleRegla
Under the Texas receivership statute, oppressive conduct means actions that substantially defeat the minority's reasonable expectations or are burdensome and wrongful, and the remedy is a rehabilitative receivership; the court declined to create a broader common-law claim.
Why this case is herePor qué está aquí este caso
The Texas rule you will apply in practice: no judge-made oppression claim with a buyout remedy; only the narrow statutory receivership and existing duties.
Procedural posturePostura procesal
The jury found oppression and the trial court ordered a buyout; the court of appeals affirmed in part; the Supreme Court of Texas reversed, rejecting the common-law buyout remedy.
shareholder oppressionshareholder (or partner) agreement

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