EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Albert Trostel & Sons Company (Trostel) was founded in 1858. By 2007 the founder's relations still owned about 11% of its stock. Everett Smith Group, Ltd. (Smith), which owned the other 89%, decided to acquire the remaining shares via a freezeout merger. Voting was a formality; Smith's shares assured the merger's approval. Trostel became Smith's wholly owned subsidiary. Edward Notz, one of Albert Trostel's great grandchildren, who owned...
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