Legal Opinion

Firestone v. Wiley

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided May 8, 2007No. 1:06cv1168PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Myrna Firestone, was a one-fifth owner of Middleburg Training Center, Inc. (“MTC”), a Virginia corporation that operated a horse farm in scenic Lou-don County, Virginia. When MTC’s other shareholders voted to sell MTC’s assets, plaintiff objected on the ground that the sale price, in her view, was well below the fair market value. The sale nonetheless went forward and plaintiff is currently litigating her appraisal rights in a Virginia state court, as required by the applicable provisions of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (“VSCA”). 1 Yet,…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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  2. Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Joseph B. KAUFFMAN Et Al. v. the DREYFUS FUND, INC., Et Al., Investors Diversified Services, Inc., Et Al., AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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