The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 1BS
Summary Introduction
Case summary:A limited liability company was formed by three persons namely J, L and T contributing proportionally. J contributed 60 percent whereas L and T contributed 20% , respectively in its capital formation. The profit share of the company was not decided priorly which resulted in a dispute over the distribution of profits.
To find: The law applicable to the resolution of a dispute regarding the distribution of profit in an LLC.
Summary Introduction
Case summary:A limited liability company was formed by three persons namely J, L and T contributing proportionally. J contributed 60 percent whereas L and T contributed 20 % , respectively in its capital formation. The profit share of the company was not decided priorly which resulted in a dispute over the distribution of profits.
To find: The result of not having a specific LLC statute in most of the states.
Summary Introduction
Case summary:A limited liability company was formed by three persons namely J, L and T contributing proportionally. J contributed 60 percent whereas L and T contributed 20 % , respectively in its capital formation. The profit share of the company was not decided priorly which resulted in a dispute over the distribution of profits.
To find:The ways in which the dispute has been avoided.
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