Legal Opinion
Grand Metro. Public Ltd. v. Pillsbury Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 16, 1988No. Civ. A. Nos. 10319, 10323PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Grand Metropolitan Public Limited Company ("Grand Met"), a company incorporated in England, organized in that Country, a wholly owned subsidiary, Wendell Investments Limited ("Wendell"), as a vehicle through which Grand Met seeks to acquire The Pillsbury Company ("Pillsbury"), a Delaware corporation. Grand Met and Wendell are plaintiffs and I will refer to them in the singular as "Grand Met." Together they own 200 shares of Pillsbury.
On October 3, 1988, Grand Met filed this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against Pillsbury and joined its directors as…
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