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FISHER v. TAILS, INC.

Record No. 140444.

767 S.E.2d 710 (2015)

Robert B. FISHER, et al. v. TAILS, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 8, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Shebelskie ( William L.S. Rowe ; Joseph M. Sullivan ; Hunton & Williams; Sullivan Law Office, Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

Raymond A. Warren for appellee Ingrid H. Morroy, Commissioner of Revenue for the County of Arlington.

Ara L. Tramblian , Deputy County Attorney, for appellee County Board of Arlington County.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia Chamber of Commerce ( Neil V. Birkhoff ; Frank K. Friedman ; Woods Rogers, on briefs), in support of appellant.

Amici Curiae: County of Fairfax and Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County ( David P. Bobzien , County Attorney; Gail P. Langham , Assistant County Attorney; James V. McGettrick , Assistant County Attorney, on brief), in support of appellee County Board of Arlington County.

Amici Curiae: Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Virginia Association of Counties, and Virginia Municipal League ( Andrew R. McRoberts ; Ian Lambeets ; Sands Anderson, on brief), in support of appellees.

PRESENT: LEMONS, C.J., GOODWYN, MILLETTE, MIMS, McCLANAHAN and POWELL, JJ., and LACY, S.J.

In this appeal, we consider whether a shareholder in a Virginia corporation is entitled to appraisal rights under Virginia law when a Virginia corporation changes its state of incorporation prior to a sale of its assets.

Background

On August 29, 2013, Robert B. Fisher, Carla L. Fisher, Bradley G. Rhodes and James...

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