Legal Opinion
Citron v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 9, 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUILLEN, Justice:
This is an appeal from a Court of Chancery decision, Citron v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation, Del.Ch., 409 A.2d 607 (1977), granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint with prejudice. This appeal relates primarily to the defendants Louis E. Wolfson and Elkin B. Gerbert. 1 We affirm.
A derivative suit was filed by shareholders of Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation (Hereinafter “MCS”), a Delaware corporation, on September 3, 1969 seeking initially a joint and several judgment in favor of MCS against certain present and former…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brophy v. Cities Service Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1949
- Cheff v. MathesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation v. WolfsonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1974
- Cheff v. MathesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1964
- Wilshire Oil Company of Texas, a Corporation v. L. E. RiffeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Emerald Partners v. BerlinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
- Scrushy v. TuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 2011
- Commonwealth v. Landau, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1983
- Henkel of America, Inc. v. Craig BellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- Nicholson v. Gables, 95-522 (2000)Superior Court of Rhode Island · 2000
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