Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Beatrice Companies, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 23, 1989PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:
This appeal arises from an Order and Final Judgment of the Court of Chancery concerning the administration of the Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement (the “Settlement”) entered into as a resolution of consolidated stockholder class actions and derivative suits challenging a merger between Beatrice Companies, Inc. (“Beatrice”), a Delaware corporation, and BCI Holdings Corporation (“BCI”), a Delaware corporation. At issue is the management and distribution of the $5 million fund (the “Fund”) which the Settlement provided for the benefit of the common…
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