Joan L. Robinson, Respondent/Cross- Missouri Cases

Joan Robinson sued her siblings, John Langenbach and Judy Lanfri, who were co-directors and majority shareholders of Perma-Jack Company, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and shareholder oppression after they removed her as president and treasurer. The circuit court found for Robinson on both claims, awarding damages and ordering a buyout of her shares, but denied prejudgment interest and attorney's fees. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment in its entirety, upholding the findings of breach of fiduciary duty and shareholder oppression, the method of share valuation, and the denial of additional relief.

Joan L. Robinson, a minority shareholder, sued her siblings John F. Langenbach and Judy Lanfri, and Perma-Jack Company (PJC), alleging breach of fiduciary duty and shareholder oppression after her termination as president and treasurer. A jury awarded Robinson damages for breach of fiduciary duty, and the trial court, after a bench trial, found shareholder oppression, ordering Langenbach and Lanfri to buy Robinson's stock. The trial court also granted Appellants' counterclaim for injunctive relief to remove a PJC trademark sign from Robinson's property. The appellate court affirmed all judgments.