Alex Is a Shareholder of Brick & Mortar Retail Corporation

Essay

Alex is a shareholder of Brick & Mortar Retail Corporation. For the last few years, business has not been profitable for Brick & Mortar. The firm has lost money on its operations. There has been some profit through sales of company assets, but the board of directors has refused to declare a dividend. This last year, the firm's accountants failed to file fed?eral in?come tax returns and the board refused to pay the tax. Alex takes a close look at the firm and protests to the board, in particular over the fail?ure to declare a dividend, but the board ignores the complaint. Which of these events, if any, would form a ground for a court to order the dissolu?tion of Brick & Mortar, on Alex's petition? If the court denies the petition, could Alex and the other shareholders dissolve Brick & Mortar?