Legal Opinion
In Re the Appraisal of Enstar Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided March 18, 1991No. Civ. A. 7802PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Vice-Chancellor.
After a trial on the issue of whether a January 17, 1986 settlement of this lawsuit was void or voidable, the Court finds that Enstar Corporation, the defendant, has not established the existence of unclean hands or fraud, nor has it made a sufficient showing to justify voiding the settlement because of mistake and therefore the plaintiffs are entitled to a judgment enforcing it.
I
The backgrounds facts, which for the most part are not disputed, have been fully set out in earlier opinions in this case. This action arose as a result of a merger in 1984 between Unimar…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Grimes v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Stephenson v. Capano Development, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Nicolet, Inc. v. NuttSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
- Hennessy v. BaconSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- John Patterson v. Roy Stovall, William P. Corkill, Objectors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Nakahara v. NS 1991 American TrustCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1998
- Matsuura v. Alston & BirdCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- In Re the Appraisal of Enstar Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- Parfi Holding AB v. Mirror Image Internet, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2008
- DRR, L.L.C. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1996
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