BATA v. HILL


183 A.2d 180 (1962)

Thomas J. BATA et al., Plaintiffs, v. Donald M. HILL et al., Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

July 16, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Richards, Jr., of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, and Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Thomas Herlihy, Jr., and Herman Cohen, Wilmington, for defendants Donald M. Hill, Jr., and Donald M. Hill, Jr., Executor of the Will of Donald M. Hill.


SEITZ, Chancellor.

Plaintiffs brought an action to determine the ownership of certain stock. Among those joined as defendants were Donald M. Hill (now by his executor) and Donald M. Hill, Jr. ("Hills"). They were joined because they, through their positions, controlled certain of the stock involved. This court decided the principal controversy in plaintiffs' favor. Bata v. Hill, (Del.Ch.), 139 A.2d 159. Thereafter an argument developed...

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