AARON v. PARSONS


144 A.2d 155 (1958)

Anne K. AARON and Martha Friedberg, Robert Friedberg, minors by Evelyn G. Friedberg, their guardian ad litem, Plaintiffs-Below, Appellants, v. Critchell PARSONS and Beaver Lodge Oil Corporation, a corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendants-Below, Appellees. BEAVER LODGE OIL CORPORATION, a corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendant-Below, Appellant, v. Anne K. AARON and Martha Friedberg, Robert Friedberg, minors by Evelyn G. Friedberg, their guardian ad litem, Plaintiffs-Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

July 17, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Coulson, Wilmington, for plaintiffs.

John J. Morris, Jr., and Howard L. Williams, Wilmington, for Beaver Lodge Oil Corp.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.


WOLCOTT, Justice.

These are cross-appeals from an order of the Vice-Chancellor allowing counsel for the plaintiffs-below a fee of $15,000.00 and out-of-pocket expenses of $1,458.78. Plaintiffs in their appeal argue that the allowance is insufficient. Defendants in their cross-appeal argue that no allowance at all should have been made plaintiffs' counsel.

The action is a derivative stockholders suit brought by the...

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