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Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-18-109

Removal of directors by judicial proceeding

Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 8.09.

(1) Any court of record having equity jurisdiction in the county where a corporation's principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located may remove a director of the corporation from office in a proceeding commenced either by the corporation or by its shareholders holding at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of any class if the court finds that: The director engaged in fraudulent or dishonest conduct, or gross abuse of authority or discretion, with respect to the corporation; and

(2) Removal is in the best interest of the corporation.

(3) The court that removes a director may bar the director from reelection for a period prescribed by the court.

(4) If shareholders commence a proceeding under subsection (a), they shall make the corporation a party defendant.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.