Legal Opinion
Rabkin v. Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corp.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 23, 1985PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
These consolidated class actions were filed in the Court of Chancery on behalf of the minority stockholders of Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corporation (Hunt), challenging the merger of Hunt with its majority stockholder, Olin Corporation (Olin). For the first time since our decision in Weinberger v. UOP, Inc., Del.Supr., 457 A.2d 701 (1983), we examine the exclusivity of the appraisal remedy in a cash-out merger where questions of procedural unfairness having a reasonable bearing on substantial issues affecting the price being offered are the essential bases of the suit. The Vice…
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