HILLMAN v. HILLMAN

C.A. No. 1557-N.

910 A.2d 262 (2006)

Howard B. HILLMAN, in his individual capacity, in his capacity as a limited partner of the Venhill Limited Partnership, in his capacity as a Manager of HMC, LLC and on behalf of the Venhill Limited Partnership, and HMC Enterprises, LLC, a limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. Tatnall L. HILLMAN, Joseph J. Hill, Trust Under Agreement of Dora B. Hillman Dated August 25, 1968 f/b/o Howard B. Hillman, Trust Under Agreement of Dora B. Hillman Dated August 25, 1968 f/b/o Tatnall L. Hillman, Venhill Limited Partnership and William J. Stallkamp, Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided: August 23, 2006.

Revised: November 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Harris, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Wilmington, DE, for Plaintiff.

Steven T. Davis, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, L.L.P., Wilmington, DE; E. Parry Warner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Tatnall L. Hillman and Joseph J. Hill.

William M. Kelleher, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, L.L.P., Wilmington, DE; Roger P. Thomasch, K. Allison White, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, L.L.P., Denver, CO, for Defendant William J. Stallkamp.


OPINION

STRINE, Vice Chancellor.

In this opinion, I address a motion by the limited partners, and the new general partner, of a Delaware limited partnership to dismiss a complaint filed by the former general partner who seeks to maintain an interest, as a limited partner, in the partnership, the Venhill Limited Partnership. In his amended complaint, the former general partner, Howard B. Hillman, seeks a declaration that he converted his 1% interest in Venhill...

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