Legal Opinion
Derwell Company v. Apic, Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided May 20, 1971PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHORT, Vice Chancellor:
Derwell Company (Derwell) brings this action for specific performance of a written contract for the sale and purchase of 45 acres of undeveloped land near the City of Newark. Defendants are Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. (Atlas), assignee, and Atlas wholly-owned subsidiary, Apic, Ind. (Apic), the purchaser named in the contract. This is the decision after final hearing.
In the summer of 1968 Atlas, having determined to expand its Stuart Pharmaceutical Division in the east, instructed a local realtor, Harry Tingle, to explore prospective building sites in the area. Among…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hudson v. D & v. Mason Contractors, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1969
- Equitable Trust Co. v. GallagherSupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
- Chavin v. H. H. Rosin & Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1968
- Quivirian Development Company, Inc., a Corporation v. William T. Poteet and Ethel L. PoteetCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Miller and Sons Bakery Co. v. SelikowitzNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
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3Cited by7 opinions
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