SmartBrief
0
Confirm favorite deletion?
Business Associations Keyed to Bainbridge
Brodie v. Jordan
Citation:
857 N.E.2d 1076 (2006)Facts
Malden is a Massachusetts corporation that operates a small machine shop and produces metal object. The plaintiff’s now deceased husband, Walter S. Brodie, was one of the founding members of the company. Barbuto has been a shareholder, director, and the treasurer of the company. Jordan has been an employee of the company since 1975 and a shareholder, director and officer since 1984. Beginning in 1984, Walter, Barbuto, and Jordan each held one-third of the shares of the corporation and all three served as directors. By 1988, Walter was no longer involved in the company’s day-to=day operation and made requests that the company purchase his shares, which were rejected. In 1992, Walter was voted out as president and director of Malden, and Jordan was elected president. Walter died in 1997. The plaintiff was appointed Walter’s executrix and attended a Malden shareholders’ meeting at which she nominated herself as director, but Barbuto and Jordan voted against her election.
Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
Access the most important case brief elements for optimal case understanding.
*Case Brief Anatomy includes: Brief Prologue, Complete Case Brief, Brief Epilogue
- The Brief Prologue provides necessary case brief introductory information and includes:
Topic:
Identifies the topic of law and where this case fits within your course outline.Parties:
Identifies the cast of characters involved in the case.Procedural Posture & History:
Shares the case history with how lower courts have ruled on the matter.Case Key Terms, Acts, Doctrines, etc.:
A case specific Legal Term Dictionary.Case Doctrines, Acts, Statutes, Amendments and Treatises:
Identifies and Defines Legal Authority used in this case.
- The Case Brief is the complete case summarized and authored in the traditional Law School I.R.A.C. format. The Pro case brief includes:
Brief Facts:
A Synopsis of the Facts of the case.Rule of Law:
Identifies the Legal Principle the Court used in deciding the case.Facts:
What are the factual circumstances that gave rise to the civil or criminal case? What is the relationship of the Parties that are involved in the case.Issue(s):
Lists the Questions of Law that are raised by the Facts of the case.Holding:
Shares the Court's answer to the legal questions raised in the issue.Concurring / Dissenting Opinions:
Includes valuable concurring or dissenting opinions and their key points.Reasoning and Analysis:
Identifies the chain of argument(s) which led the judges to rule as they did.
- The Brief Prologue closes the case brief with important forward-looking discussion and includes:
Policy:
Identifies the Policy if any that has been established by the case.Court Direction:
Shares where the Court went from here for this case.
Topic Resources
2m 27sTopic Outline 
Topic Refresher Course 
Topic Charts & Notes 