Legal Opinion
Draper v. Paul N. Gardner Defined Plan Trust
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 28, 1993PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VEASEY, Chief Justice.
Before the Court is an expedited appeal of an order of the Court of Chancery granting leave to plaintiffs to dismiss these derivative actions, without prejudice, upon the payment of the costs. The resulting dismissal of this action was a voluntary dismissal pursuant to Chancery Rule 41(a)(2), the defendants having filed answers and a motion for summary judgment. 1 Whether or not to grant leave of court for such a voluntary dismissal is a matter for the exercise of discretion by the trial court, Lunn v. United Aircraft Corp., 26 F.R.D. 12, 18 (D.Del.1960), and will be…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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