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CELLINO’S PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF CELLINO & BARNES PC PROPERLY SURVIVED A MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISMISSAL (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department determined petitioner’s (Cellino’s) petition for dissolution of the professional corporation (Cellino & Barnes, PC) properly survived a motion for summary dismissal:

… [W]e reject respondents’ [Barnes’] contention that the court erred in denying their motion insofar as it sought summary dismissal of the amended petition on the ground that dissolution would not benefit the shareholders because the PC has continued to function effectively and prosperously. The determination whether a corporation should be dissolved is within the discretion of the court (see Business Corporation Law § 1111 [a] … ), and “the benefit to the shareholders of a dissolution is of paramount importance” in making that determination … . Although respondents submitted evidence demonstrating that the PC has continued to conduct business at a profit, dissolution is not to be denied in a proceeding brought pursuant to Business Corporation Law § 1104 simply because the corporate business has been conducted at a profit … or because the dissension has not yet had an appreciable impact on the profitability of the corporation … .

Here, the record contains ample evidence of dissension and deadlock between petitioner and Barnes, and we conclude that … petitioner raised issues of fact whether dissension and deadlock have so impeded the ability of the PC to function effectively that dissolution would benefit the shareholders. In a close corporation like the PC, “the relationship between the shareholders is akin to that of partners and when the relationship begins to deteriorate, the ensuing deadlock and dissension can effectively destroy the orderly functioning of the corporation” … . When a point is reached at which the shareholders who are actively conducting the business of the corporation cannot agree, dissolution may be in the best interests of those shareholders … , and we agree with the court’s determination that a hearing should be held to give the parties an opportunity to present their evidence on this controverted issue … . Matter of Cellino v Cellino & Barnes, P.C., 2019 NY Slip Op 06365, Fourth Dept 8-22-19

 

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