The company has been profitable but paid no dividends for years—can the successor shareholder win by suing?
Suing directly for dividends without a resolution specifying a concrete distribution plan, the court will dismiss. The viable path: first push a dividend motion at the shareholders’ meeting; if the controlling shareholder abused rights (related-party transfers, disguised distribution, malicious hoarding) causing loss, claim forced distribution under the abuse exception—but the proof threshold is high, so concurrently filing an inspection suit to gather evidence is advised.
