Legal Opinion
Sugarland Industries, Inc. v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 29, 1980PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice:
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Chancery awarding $3.5 million in attorney fees. Counsel’s efforts in the case are separable into two phases, and the appeal places both of them in issue, that is, a Phase I award of $3 million and a Phase II award of $500,000. Plaintiffs have cross-appealed as to the orders governing interest on the awards.
I
The relevant facts are as follows:
In January 1973, Sugarland Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (defendant) controlled by the Kempner family, 1 owned 7,500 acres of land in Texas south of Houston which it was attempting…
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