Saito v. McKesson HBOC, Inc.

BERGER, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider the limitations on a stockholder’s statutory right to inspect corporate books and records. The statute, 8 Del.C. § 220, enables stockholders to investigate matters “reasonably related to [their] interest as [stockholders]” including, among other things, possible corporate wrongdoing. It does not open the door td the wide ranging discovery that would be available in support of litigation. For this statutory tool to be mean ingful, however, it cannot be read narrowly to deprive a stockholder of necessary documents solely because the documents were…