Legal Opinion
Hatleigh Corp. v. Lane Bryant, Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided February 5, 1981PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Vice Chancellor.
Plaintiff Hatleigh Corporation (“Hat-leigh”) filed a demand, pursuant to 8 Del.C. § 220, to inspect and copy a list of the stockholders of defendant Lane Bryant, Inc. —a Delaware corporation. Lane Bryant resisted the demand and this is my decision after trial in favor of Hatleigh.
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Hatleigh is the record holder of 1,000 shares of common stock of Lane Bryant, Inc. and owns beneficially an additional 697,300 shares — or 15.3% — of the outstanding shares. On November 5,1980, acting on behalf of Hatleigh, Mr. Marshall Jacobs requested Lane Bryant, Inc. to provide…
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