I think the point attempting to be made was that the corporate formalities might not have been followed. When husband died there was a vacancy on the board. Did the bylaws require a replacement director be elected? Was there quorum present when the vote to file a chapter7 case was held if there was a board vacancy?
Otherwise, while I agree the assets belong to the Chapter 7 estate, that does not include the ownership shares. Accordingly , wife still has the right to elect a different board of directors now, and then have them elect to pursue dismissal of the chapter 7. Obviously the chapter 7 trustee can oppose and the Court can deny any such motion.
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> The board voted unanimously to file. She wasnt on the board, so she couldnt vote. Her connection to the company was derivative: her husband was an 80% owner and board member. When he died she got the stock because it had been community property, but she didnt get her husbands membership on the board because that hadnt been community property any more than his job would have been community property.
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> The widow has 80% of the vote for directors. The two minority members cant just keep her off the board. If the board was not properly formed by vote of all shareholders it may not have authority to file bankruptcy. Doesnt the authorization require a proper number of directors to vote for bankruptcy. Would a motion to dismiss for lack of authority to file make sense?
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> The 80% shareholder is the widow of an 80% shareholder who was a board member. When her husband died she got the shares as community property, but was never put on the board. The board has two members, each 10% owners. They voted to file the Chapter 7 based on the bad advice of counsel. Now the 80% owner is facing a large preference avoidance action. Id like to get the case dismissed, but it looks unlikely. It appears that if the board voted to file, the filing was legitimate.
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