Questão jurídica principal
Whether a shareholder may apply directly to the court for appointment of a special auditor without first requesting a vote in the general meeting.
Decisão extraída
No. The statutory path requires a request in the general meeting and a vote on that request before court intervention under Art. 697b OR.
Fundamentação extraída
The general meeting is a mandatory step in the special-audit procedure. Refusal by the board to convene an extraordinary meeting is not equivalent to rejection of a special-audit request by the general meeting, especially when no such request was made.