State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-450 > Act-162-of-1982 > 162-1982-4 > Section-450-2491NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 162 of 1982
450.2491 Action by shareholder or member in right of corporation to procure judgment; allegations.
Sec. 491.
(1) An action may be brought in the right of a domestic or foreign corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by a record holder or beneficial owner of shares or by a member of the corporation.
(2) In such an action, the complaint shall allege:
(a) That the plaintiff is such a shareholder or member at the time of bringing the action and that the plaintiff was such a shareholder or member at the time of the transaction of which the plaintiff complains, or that the plaintiff's shares, interest therein, or membership devolved upon the plaintiff by operation of law from a person who was a shareholder or member at such time.
(b) With particularity the effort of the plaintiff to secure the initiation of the action by the board or the reasons for not making the effort.
History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
