BREECH v. HUGHES TOOL COMPANY


189 A.2d 428 (1963)

Ernest R. BREECH, Additional defendant below, Appellant, v. HUGHES TOOL COMPANY et al., Defendants below, Appellee, and Trans World Airlines, Inc., Plaintiff below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

February 25, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Herrmann, of Herrmann, Bayard, Brill & Gallagher, Wilmington, and Marvin Schwartz and John S. Allee, of Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, for appellant.

James M. Tunnell, Jr., and George Tyler Coulson, of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, for appellee Hughes Tool Co.

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


SOUTHERLAND, Chief Justice.

In the court below Trans World Airlines (TWA) brought suit against Howard Hughes and against Hughes Tool Company (Toolco), the majority stockholder of TWA, seeking to recover damages for (1) alleged mismanagement of TWA while Hughes and Toolco were in control of TWA, and for (2) alleged harassment of TWA after the management of TWA had changed. This change of control followed upon the execution...

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