Legal Opinion
Bershad v. Curtiss-Wright Corp.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 30, 1987PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
Plaintiff, John Bershad, brought this action against the defendants, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (“Curtiss-Wright”) and Dorr-Oliver Incorporated (“Dorr-Oliver”), in the Court of Chancery, challenging a 1979 cash-out merger of Dorr-Oliver by its parent, Curtiss-Wright. Bershad alleged (1) that the merger was effectuated without a proper business purpose; and (2) that the shareholder vote approving the merger was invalid since Dorr-Oliver’s proxy statement failed to inform minority stockholders that Curtiss-Wright had a strict policy against selling its 65% holdings in…
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