Hughes Tool Company v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.

CAREY, Justice:

These are appeals by Hughes Tool Company and Rosemont Enterprises, Inc., plaintiffs below, from a judgment of the Court of Chancery in favor of defendants below, Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Noah Dietrich. Appellants contend that the Court below erred in dismissing the action on the ground that appellants have an adequate remedy at law. The sole question for our consideration at this time is whether these cases were properly instituted in the Court of Chancery.

The litigation arises out of contracts between appellee Noah Dietrich and Howard Hughes, and between Dietrich and…