Legal Opinion
Hauspie v. Stonington Partners, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided March 7, 2008No. 527, 2003PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERGER, Justice:
In this appeal we consider whether a default judgment in excess of $750 million must be vacated. Appellant raised numerous arguments in the Court of Chancery, and again on appeal, such as defects in the service of process, the alleged unenforce-ability of any judgment, and excusable neglect. The trial court correctly rejected those arguments. We conclude, however, that the complaint on which the default judgment was predicated fails to allege fraud with particularity, as required by Court of Chancery Rule 9(b). Accordingly, we must vacate the default judgment and allow the…
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