In Re Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips of Ft. Lauderdale, Inc.

MARVEL, Chancellor:

The motion before the Court in this case, which is concerned with the proposed dissolution of a joint venture pursuant to the provisions of 8 Del.C. Section 273, 1 seeks dismissal of respondent’s counterclaims and related prayers for relief, and asks that certain responses to the petition for dissolution be stricken.

The pertinent facts are as follows: Petitioner Gooding and respondent Chakeres are the sole .stockholders, directors and officers of Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips of Ft. Lauderdale, Inc., each owning 50% of the issued and outstanding stock of said corporation,…