LUNDBERG v. COLEMAN

No. 48321-8-I.

60 P.3d 595 (2002)

Judith LUNDBERG, on behalf of the Orient Foundation, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Appellant, v. Graham COLEMAN, an individual; David Lascelles, an individual; and James Heywood, an individual, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered December 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald H. Mullins, Seattle, Diana P. Danzberger, Southport, CT, Howard M. Goodfriend, Seattle, Counsel for Appellants.

State of Washington, Jeffrey T. Even, Olympia, Amicus Curiae.

William K. Rasmussen, Seattle, Counsel for Respondents.


GROSSE, J.

A director of a nonmember nonprofit corporation does not have independent standing to bring a derivative action on behalf of the corporation against other directors.

FACTS

In 1982, Judith Lundberg and others founded the Orient Foundation (Orient U.S.). It was established under the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act (chapter 24.03 RCW), with its principal place of business in Seattle. The foundation...

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