論股東強制盈餘分配請求權－－兼評“河南思維自動化設備有限公司與胡克盈餘分配糾紛案”

On Shareholders’ Claim to Declare Dividends: Huke v. Henan-Siwei Co. Ltd.

“河南思維公司與胡克盈餘分配糾紛案”存在的問題在於法院僅僅以尊重公司自治為由駁回小股東盈餘分配請求並不妥當。目前法院所遭遇的困局不僅與對公司自治的誤解有關，也與公司盈餘分配制度的立法疏漏有關。公司自治原則存在邊界，不能與公司正義原則相違背。法院應該充分發揮主觀能動性，對現行公司法存在的制度漏洞在司法裁判中加以彌補。借鑒美、德等國經驗，可以看出，強制性盈餘分配糾紛案件不能僅有撤銷之訴，對這類糾紛的司法審查標準、董事及控制股東的被告地位、盈餘分配的具體數額應當明確。對於胡克案，法院應當判決強制公司盈餘分配。

The suit was filed by Huke, a minority stockholder, seeking to compel Henan-Siwei Co. Ltd., the defendant corporation to declare dividends. It would not be reasonable that the court dismissed a minority stockholder’s request, by the excuse that it was the province of the corporation to manage by itself. The court attitude involved in misunderstanding with the principle of corporation’s self-governing. In fact, the principle of corporation's self-governing which having its board, should not contradict the principle of corporation's justice. The court should make up the gap of the corporation law while applying the law to dividend-related disputes. According to American and German experiences, the remedies of compelling a corporation to declare dividends should not be limited in rescinding the corporation's solution. The article also discusses the judicial review test to these disputes, the qualification of the defendant directors and the controlling stockholders, the amount of forced distributing dividends, and so on. As far the Huke case, the court should order the defendant corporation to declare dividends out of its earnings.