Francis I. duPont & Co. v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM FOR THE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTEREST; CLAIM DENIED

QUILLEN, Chancellor:

Some of the history of this statutory stock appraisal case is set forth in a reported opinion of this Court, Francis I. duPont & Co. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., Del.Ch., 312 A.2d 344 (1973) and in an affirming reported opinion of the Supreme Court, Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Francis I. duPont & Co., Del.Supr., 334 A.2d 216 (1975). The current dispute after remand centers on the amount of interest to be paid as part of the award and is submitted by stipulation, briefing and…