Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Kerkorian

WOLCOTT, Chief Justice.

This was an appeal by Western Air Lines, Inc. from as order of the Chancellor ordering it to permit Kirk Kerkorian, or his agents, to inspect and copy its list of stockholders. By reason of the exigencies of time, we heard immediate oral argument and entered an order affirming the action of the Chancellor. By this opinion, we set forth our reasons for having done so.

In the action, Kerkorian, a substantial stockholder of record of Western, sought under 8 Del.C. § 220 a list of Western’s stockholders in order to communicate with them on matters of mutual interest as…