[Mortuary Blues] Jack and Bianca had a partnership running a…

Jack and Bianca had a partnership running a mortuary. Bianca died, and after her death, Jack decided to shut down the mortuary. Jack incurred some expenses in closing the business affairs of the mortuary. He sought compensation for those expenses but Gus, the executor of Bianca’s estate, objected. Gus also claimed that Jack had no rights in Bianca’s share of the partnership property and that Gus, the executor, had the right to confiscate her share of the property and sell it at auction. Jack, however, took the position that all interests of Bianca passed to Jack and that Jack owed her estate nothing. The articles of partnership did not address death. Is Jack correct that he owed Bianca’s estate nothing?

[Green Trees] Keith, the president of Grow True Corporation,…

Keith, the president of Grow True Corporation, a company that provides landscaping services, wanted his corporation to purchase Grassroots Corporation, another corporation providing landscaping services. The board of Grassroots Corporation, however, did not wish to sell. The board of Grow True Corporation decided to buy any or all of Grassroots Corporation’s stock in order to gain control of Grassroots Corporation. The management of Grassroots Corporation and its board strongly objected to the attempt by Grow True Corporation to take over the company. Grow True Corporation offered to purchase stock held by Grassroots shareholders at a price substantially above the current market value of the stock. When that strategy was not wholly successful, Grow True Corporation offered to give shareholders of Grassroots Corporation stock in Grow True Corporation in return for their Grassroots Corporation stock. By offering to give shareholders in Grassroots Corporation stock in Grow True Corporation in return for shares of stock in Grassroots Corporation, Grow True Corporation made a ____.

[Grooming Grievances] Andrew, Marie, and Cruz formed a partn…

Andrew, Marie, and Cruz formed a partnership to groom dogs. Because they were good friends and anticipated making a profit sufficient to compensate all partners well, the articles of partnership did not allocate profit or losses. Marie was appointed managing partner. Unfortunately, the business did not go as well as expected and the partnership incurred some losses. Cruz claimed that he should not have to share in losses because he had groomed more dogs than anyone. Cruz also claimed that although the partnership did not reference compensation for additional duties, he was entitled to compensation because of his extensive work. Marie claimed that she should not have to share in losses because she contributed more capital than did either of the others. Andrew claimed that he should not have to cover the losses because both Marie and Cruz had been hiding the books from him. He demanded to inspect the books and also to review a listing of all partnership assets and profit statements listing distributions to partners. Marie and Cruz denied that they had been hiding the books and claimed complete innocence of any wrongdoing. Which of the following statements is correct regarding how the partnership losses would be allocated?

[Green Trees] Keith, the president of Grow True Corporation,…

Keith, the president of Grow True Corporation, a company that provides landscaping services, wanted his corporation to purchase Grassroots Corporation, another corporation providing landscaping services. The board of Grassroots Corporation, however, did not wish to sell. The board of Grow True Corporation decided to buy any or all of Grassroots Corporation’s stock in order to gain control of Grassroots Corporation. The management of Grassroots Corporation and its board strongly objected to the attempt by Grow True Corporation to take over the company. Grow True Corporation offered to purchase stock held by Grassroots shareholders at a price substantially above the current market value of the stock. When that strategy was not wholly successful, Grow True Corporation offered to give shareholders of Grassroots Corporation stock in Grow True Corporation in return for their Grassroots Corporation stock. By offering to give shareholders in Grassroots Corporation stock in Grow True Corporation in return for shares of stock in Grassroots Corporation, Grow True Corporation made a ____.

[Corporate Death] Janelle is president and a large sharehold…

Janelle is president and a large shareholder in RecyCALL, a corporation that sells used cellular telephones. Although the company was not insolvent, sales had been significantly down, and Janelle decided that it would be a good idea to discontinue the business. The board of directors agreed with her. The board members presented the proposal to discontinue the corporation to shareholders. Initially, Ahmed, a disgruntled shareholder, opposed ending the corporation. He claimed that the problem was that Janelle had done a poor job in management. Janelle planned to go forward with the termination of the company because a majority of the shareholders agreed. Ahmed, however, came around; and upon a second vote to discontinue the corporation, the vote was unanimous. Tony, a vice president of the corporation, was aware of a few outstanding debts owed by RecyCALL. He suggested hurrying along quietly with ending the corporation because any claims not made before the corporation was dissolved could be avoided. Janelle told him that she was not sure that was a good idea. Therefore, the company proceeded with all appropriate notifications. When the time came to liquidate the corporation, the members of the board did not want to participate. Janelle was concerned about what action to take at that point because she really wanted to be finished with RecyCALL. Which of the following should occur in the face of the board not wishing to be involved in liquidation proceedings?