Carlson v. Hallinan

OPINION

PARSONS, Vice Chancellor.

This direct and derivative action arises out of a dispute between two men engaged in the business of making short term, unsecured loans. Plaintiffs have asserted against various defendants direct claims for breach of contract, derivative claims for breach of fiduciary duties and aiding and abetting said breach and claims for attorneys’ fees for a prior, related action and for this action. Specifically, plaintiffs assert that defendant Charles Michael Hallman breached an oral agreement with plaintiffs by firing plaintiff G. William Carlson, paying himself and…