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Rovaniemen HO 30.05.1986 290/86 AI generated

Shareholder meeting vote on liability waiver declared void due to failure to conduct a vote.

Case Number Rovaniemen HO 30.05.1986 290/86
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court declared the shareholder meeting's decision granting liability waivers void because a vote was not conducted despite a proposal to reject the waivers. The meeting chair argued that the proposal was not supported, yet the court held that a vote was necessary to ascertain the meeting's opinion on the matter. Consequently, the decision was invalidated, and the appeal was dismissed as the Supreme Court had already refused leave to appeal.

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Shareholders' Act; Shareholders' meeting resolutions: A resolution is void if a vote is not conducted when required to ascertain the meeting's opinion on a specific proposal, even if the proposal is not supported.

Keywords

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Shareholders' meeting liability waiver void resolution vote requirement shareholder opinion

Cited Legislation

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Shareholders' Act

Cited Case Law

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KKO:n ratkaisu: Päätös n:o 2307/20.8.1986
KKO:n ratkaisu: Päätös n:o 2307/20.8.1986: ei valituslupaa
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ECLI:FI:KHO:2019:107
Appeal dismissed; mere proposal to deny immunity does not create personal conflict of interest under municipal law.
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal; no procedural error when road committee members vote on their own budget approval.
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Shareholder who attended meeting and did not object lost right to challenge unanimous resolution. Court dismissed appeal based on statutory interpretation of joint ownership law.
kho-precedent_2005_45
Administrative court dismisses appeal on flawed voting and disqualification grounds, allowing decision to stand.
kko-precedent_2008_7
Supreme Court voids apartment company ban on smoking balconies made by simple majority vote.

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Yhteismetsän osakaskunnan kokouksessa oli käsiteltäessä vastuuvapauden myöntämistä hoitokunnalle, toimihenkilöille ja rahastonhoitajalle tehty vastaehdotus vastuuvapauden epäämisestä.

Osakaskunnan kokouksessa olisi kokouksen päätökseksi tulevan mielipiteen selville saamiseksi asiassa tullut toimittaa äänestys, vaikka vastaehdotusta ei ollut kannatettu. Osakaskunnan kokouksen päätös vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä äänestystä toimittamatta julistettiin tämän vuoksi pätemättömäksi.

KKO:n ratkaisu: Päätös n:o 2307/20.8.1986: ei valituslupaa