CHEN v. STEWART

No. 20020927.

100 P.3d 1177 (2004)

2004 UT 82

Jau-Fei CHEN, individually and as the natural guardian of Chi Wei Zhang, E. Lei Zhang, and E.E. Zhang, her minor children, Rui-Kang Zhang, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Jau-Hwa STEWART, et al., Defendants. E. Excel International, Inc., Cross-Claimant, v. Jau-Hwa Stewart, Cross-Defendant and Appellant. E. Excel International, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Taig Stewart; Beverly Warner; Angela Barclay; Dale Stewart; Hwan Lan Chen; Sheue Wen Smith; Kim O'Neill; Byron Murray; Apogee, Inc., a Utah corporation; Apogee Essence International Philippines, Inc., a Philippine corporation; Excellent Essentials International Corporation, a Philippine Corporation; USA Apogee, Ltd., a Hong Kong corporation; Shannon River, Inc., a Utah corporation; Shannon Heaton; Sam Tzu; Richard Hu; Bryan Hyman; Paul Cooper; and John Does I through X, Third-Party Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied November 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Carlston, Richard A. VanWagoner, David L. Pinkston, Ryan M. Harris, James S. Lowrie, Michael D. Zimmerman, Todd M. Shaughnessy, James D. Gardner, Kimberly Neville, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs.

Mark A. Larsen, David S. Hill, Jon K. Stewart, Stacy McNeill, Daniel L. Berman, Stephen R. Waldron, H. Thomas Stevenson, Salt Lake City, for defendants.

Kim O'Neill, defendant pro se.

Byron Murray, defendant pro se.


DURHAM, Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 On January 10, 2001, plaintiff Jau-Fei Chen brought suit against her sister, defendant Jau-Hwa Stewart, and the family corporation, E. Excel, of which Jau-Hwa was president at that time. In the suit Jau-Fei claimed corporate waste, breach of fiduciary duty, and improper removal of a director. On March 13, 2001, the parties stipulated to the removal of Jau-Hwa Stewart...

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