Legal Opinion
Taylor v. LSI Logic Corp.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 25, 1998No. 58, 1998PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Justice.
In this appeal we consider whether the Court of Chancery has subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a claim predicated upon Section 241 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (“the Canadian Act”). We hold that the equitable relief sought in the complaint may be granted only in the courts of Canada as those courts are defined in Section 2 of the Canadian Act. We, therefore, affirm the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of the suit, albeit on different grounds. We disagree with the Court of Chancery that the doctrine of comity dictates dismissal of this suit and we find that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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