WHITTINGTON v. DRAGON GROUP L.L.C.

Civil Action No. 2291-VCP.

FRANK C. WHITTINGTON, II, Plaintiff, v. DRAGON GROUP L.L.C., THOMAS D. WHITTINGTON, JR., RICHARD WHITTINGTON, L. FAITH WHITTINGTON, DOROTHY W. MINOTTI, MARNA A. McDERMOTT, SARAH I. WHITTINGTON, RUTH A. WHITTINGTON, MATTHEW D. MINOTTI, and DOROTHY A. MINOTTI, Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Decided: April 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Cross , Jr., Esquire, Amy E. Evans, Esquire , CROSS & SIMON, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Plaintiff.

John G. Harris, Esquire , David Anthony, Esquire , BERGER HARRIS, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Defendants Dragon Group, LLC, Thomas D. Whittington, Jr., Richard Whittington, L. Faith Whittington, and Dorothy W. Minotti.

Richard L. Renck, Esquire , Andrew D. Cordo, Esquire , ASHBY & GEDDES, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Defendants Marna McDermott, Sarah Whittington, Ruth Whittington, Matthew Minotti, and Dorothy A. Minotti.


OPINION

PARSONS, Vice Chancellor.

This is the most recent, and perhaps final, episode in a convoluted business dispute between Frank Whittington and his siblings. Frank has asked the Court of Chancery to determine whether he is contractually entitled to an ownership interest in a certain family-owned Delaware business, Dragon Group, L.L.C. ("Dragon Group"), and if so, what his stake in that business is.

After conducting a trial in this action, I...

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