KAPLAN v. CENTEX CORPORATION


284 A.2d 119 (1971)

Abraham KAPLAN, Administrator, C. T. A. of the Estate of Nat Gluck, deceased, Plaintiff, v. CENTEX CORPORATION et al., Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

On Reargument October 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving Morris, of Cohen, Morris & Rosenthal, Wilmington; and Sidney B. Silverman, New York City, for plaintiff.

Richard F. Corroon, of Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Walter M. Spradley, of Jenkens, Spradley & Gilchrist, Dallas, Tex., for Centex Corporation.

George Tyler Coulson, of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, for defendants Heftler Construction Co., Herbert Heftler and Trammell Crow.

Henry M. Canby and Richard F. Balotti, of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, for certain defendants.

Arthur F. DiSabatino and Andrew G. T. Moore, II, of Killoran & Van Brunt, Wilmington, for defendant Lomas & Nettleton Financial Corporation.


DUFFY, Chancellor:

This is a derivative action by a stockholder of Lomas & Nettleton Financial Corporation (L. & N.) for its benefit. Defendants are two corporations with which L. & N. was involved in joint ventures, Centex Corporation (Centex) and Heftler Construction Company (Heftler), and various individuals with an interest in one or more of the three corporations. This is the decision after trial on the merits.

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