HARRISON v. CHAPIN


419 A.2d 915 (1980)

Robert Pegram HARRISON, Defendant, Appellant, v. E. Y. CHAPIN, III, Plaintiff, Appellee, and Benwood Foundation, Inc., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided January 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Prickett, Wilmington (argued) of Prickett, Sanders, Jones, Elliott & Kristol, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant.

Michael D. Goldman, Wilmington (argued) and Sue L. Robinson of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, for plaintiff and certain defendants, appellees.

Before DUFFY, McNEILLY and HORSEY, JJ.


PER CURIAM:

This is an action brought in the Court of Chancery under 8 Del.C. § 225* by a Trustee of Benwood Foundation, Inc., a Delaware charitable corporation, to determine: (1) whether the election of certain persons to the governing body of the Corporation (that is, as Trustees) was validly accomplished; and (2) whether a 1972 Succession Agreement providing for the selection of such Trustees had been rescinded. The Vice...

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