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SUGARLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. v. THOMAS

420 A.2d 142 (1980)

SUGARLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant, Appellant, and United States National Bank of Galveston, Trustee, Intervenor, Appellant, v. Lyda Ann Q. THOMAS et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided May 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Richards, Jr., Allen M. Terrell, Jr. and Donald A. Bussard of Richards, Layton & Finger, Robert K. Payson of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant.

Bruce M. Stargatt and Jack B. Jacobs, of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, for intervenor-appellant.

James M. Tunnell, Jr., Andrew B. Kirkpatrick, Jr., Richard L. Sutton and William T. Allen of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before DUFFY, QUILLEN and HORSEY, JJ.

DUFFY, Justice:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Chancery awarding $3.5 million in attorney fees. Counsel's efforts in the case are separable into two phases, and the appeal places both of them in issue, that is, a Phase I award of $3 million and a Phase II award of $500,000. Plaintiffs have cross-appealed as to the orders governing interest on the awards.

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