Linge v. Ralston Purina Co.

McCORMICK, Justice.

A number of former minority shareholders of Keystone International, Inc. (Keystone), seek damages from defendants Ral-ston Purina Company (Ralston), Keystone, and Keyworld, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ralston, for alleged wrongs done them in a tender offer and subsequent short-form merger through which Ralston acquired their Keystone stock and merged Keystone into Ralston. The case was tried to the court at law, and the trial court held for defendants, dismissing the petitions. In seeking reversal, plaintiffs and intervenors (hereafter included in references to…