Legal Opinion
Rabkin v. Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided July 3, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERGER, Vice Chancellor.
These consolidated actions were brought by stockholders of Phillip A. Hunt Chemical Corporation (“Hunt”) to enjoin the proposed merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of Olin Corporation (“Olin”) with and into Hunt whereby the public stockholders of Hunt will receive $20 per share. Defendants, Hunt, Olin and Hunt’s directors (Messrs. Bonniwell, Blomquist, Lanse, Pet-schek, Zetena, Haufler and Henske) moved to dismiss on various grounds shortly after the complaints were filed. Those motions were briefed and argued but not decided prior to the preliminary injunction…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Weinberger v. UOP, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Schnell v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- Juan Santoni, Jr. v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Danby v. Osteopathic Hospital Ass'n of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
- Stauffer v. Standard Brands Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1962
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Phillips Petroleum Securities Litigation. C.A. 85-14 Hudson v. Phillips Petroleum Company C.A. 85-45 Hudson v. Phillips Petroleum Company C.A. 85-281 Irwin v. Douce C.A. 85-401 Kelly v. Pickens C.A. 85-447 Lawrence v. Pickens C.A. 85-537 Cohen v. Mesa Petroleum Co. Appeal of Florence Hudson (Civil Action No. 85-14 Mms), Harry W. Voege S. Paul Posner & Co., a Partnership Ominsky, Joseph & Welsh, P.C., Defined Benefit Plan U/a Dated Ddt July 1, 1976, Albert Ominsky, Trustee Barnett Stepak Initio, Inc. Alfred D. Whitman Connecticut Medical Laboratory, Inc. Murray Bell Pierre Haber and Leonard Brawer (Civil Action No. 85-45 Mms), Christopher P. Kelly and Brynn Kelly, Trustees for the Kelly Family Trust Under Trust Agreement Dated as of October 1, 1977, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated (Civil Action No. 85-401 Lon), John S. Lawrence, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated (Civil Action No. 85-447), Jerry C. Cohen (Civil Action No. 85-537 Mms). Appeal of John S. LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Rabkin v. Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- In re Orchard Enterprises, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2014
- VonFeldt v. Stifel Financial Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1998
- Rabkin v. Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1986
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