Legal Opinion
Chrysler Corporation v. Dann
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 17, 1966PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Chief Justice:
These are appeals and cross-appeals from a judgment of the Chancellor fixing fees and awarding expenses to plaintiffs and objectors in derivative actions against Chrysler Corporation and certain individual defendants. For the purposes of argument, we consolidated the appeals and by this opinion dispose of all of them.
The litigation consists of two actions asserting 17 causes of action involving 70 seperate claims and charges, generally speaking, (1) that certain officers of Chrysler improperly had profited personally from transactions between Chrysler and suppliers in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Maurer v. International Re-Insurance Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1953
- Rosenthal v. Burry Biscuit Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1949
- Mencher v. SachsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1960
- Richman v. DeVal Aerodynamics, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1962
- Gottlieb v. Heyden Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1954
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by93 opinions
- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Americas Mining Corp. v. TheriaultSupreme Court of Delaware · 2012
- Mahani v. Edix Media Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2007
- SIGA Technologies, Inc. v. PharmAthene, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2013
- United Vanguard Fund, Inc. v. TakeCare, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1997
88 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.