BESSETTE v. BESSETTE


385 Mass. 806 (1982)

434 N.E.2d 206

PAUL R. BESSETTE & another vs. JEANNETTE A. BESSETTE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

April 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Queenan, Jr. (Christopher G. Mehne with him) for the plaintiffs.

Wayne P. Tupper for the defendant.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, & NOLAN, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

The plaintiffs, minority stockholders in Bessette & Sons Glass Corp., brought a personal action, alleging that the defendant, as majority stockholder, caused the corporation to transfer substantial sums for her benefit in the form of an excessive salary and payments on notes for which the corporation received no consideration. The plaintiffs contend that such payments were actually dividends, and seek payment of that portion of the amount received by...

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