Legal Opinion
El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 6, 1995No. 243, 1994, 244, 1994, 504, 1994 and 505, 1994PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Justice.
In this appeal we find that the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction over this controversy because of the existence of an adequate remedy at law. The ruling of the Court of Chancery dismissing the suit is, therefore, affirmed.
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This lawsuit arises from a dispute over a December 24, 1989 settlement between Plaintiffs, Appellants, El Paso Natural Gas Company and El Paso Production Company (collectively, “El Paso”) and Defendant, Ap-pellee, TransAmeriean Natural Gas Corporation (“TransAmeriean”).
El Paso (a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in El…
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