Legal Opinion

Science Accessories Corp. v. Summagraphics Corp.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided November 21, 1980PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HORSEY, Justice:

This appeal concerns a corporate employer’s claim for equitable relief against former employees for alleged breach of fiduciary and contractual duties with respect to an alleged corporate opportunity.

Science Accessories Corporation (SAC), plaintiff, appeals the Court of Chancery’s grant of judgment following trial to defendants Albert Whetstone, Edward Snyder and Stanley Phillips, SAC’s former employees, and Summagraphics Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 1 Whetstone cross-appeals the assessment of costs against him.

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The litigation arose when Whetstone, Snyder and Phillips…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
  2. Levitt v. BouvierSupreme Court of Delaware · 1972
  3. Duane Jones Co. v. BurkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  4. Maryland Metals, Inc. v. MetznerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  5. Space Aero Products Co. v. R. E. Darling Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1965

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Brewer & Pritchard, P.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Beard Research, Inc. v. KatesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2010
  3. McMahon v. New Castle AssociatesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1987
  4. Broz v. Cellular Information Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  5. Furash & Co., Inc. v. McClaveDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001

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