Klaassen v. Allegro Development Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that former CEO had acquiesced to his removal by his recognition of the removal and his subsequent conduct
• holding that voidable act was “properly subject to equitable defenses” and finding that challenge was “barred by the doctrine of acquiescence”
• concluding that the defendant had acquiesced in the boards’ acts to remove him as chief executive officer
• holding that voidable act was “properly subject to equitable defenses” and finding that challenge was “barred by the doctrine of acquiescence”
• holding that voidable act was “properly subject to equitable defenses” and finding that challenge was “barred by the doctrine of acquiescence”
• noting that element of acquiescence defense is that claimant freely does something that amounts to recognition of complained-of act

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

64 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ernesto Espinoza v. Mark Zuckerberg
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-10-28· cited 37×
• Cabela's LLC v. Highby
  D. Delaware· 2019-01-24· cited 9×
• Finnegan v. Baker
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-08-14· cited 2×
• Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. Apollo (Mauritius) Holdings PVT. LTD.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2014-10-31
• Cancan Development, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-05-27
• Margaret C. Ughetta v. Mary Harding Cist, individually, as of Estate of John David Cist, and as Trustee of the Supp Trust Agreement of John David Cist
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-05-29
• OptimisCorp.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-08-26
• Shaev v. Adkerson
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-10-05
• Finger Lakes Capital Partners, LLC v. Honeoye Lake Acquisition, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-10-26
• Keith A. Fotta
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2016-02-29
• Optimiscorp v. Waite
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2016-04-25
• Brigham Exploration Company, Ben M. Brigham, David T. Brigham, Harold D. Carter, Stephen P. Reynolds, Stephen C. Hurley, Hobart A. Smith, Scott W. Tinker, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. v. Raymond Boytim, Hugh Duncan, Robert Fioravanta, Walter Schwimmer, Michael Ohler, Ryan Ohler, Walter Ohler, Jr., the Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and the Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Jeffrey Whalen, and Howard Weisberg, Individually
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2015-11-24
• Brigham Exploration Company, Ben M. Brigham, David T. Brigham, Harold D. Carter, Stephen P. Reynolds, Stephen C. Hurley, Hobart A. Smith, Scott W. Tinker, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. v. Raymond Boytim, Hugh Duncan, Robert Fioravanta, Walter Schwimmer, Michael Ohler, Ryan Ohler, Walter Ohler, Jr., the Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and the Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Jeffrey Whalen, and Howard Weisberg, Individually
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2015-09-28
• Rainbow Mountain, Inc. v. Terry Begeman
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2017-03-23
• Lee Alan Robinson v. Oakwood Village, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2017-04-28
• Southpaw Credit Opportunity Master Fund L.P. v. Roma Restaurant Holdings, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-02-01
• Composecure, L.L.C. v. CardUX, LLC f/k/a Affluent Card, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-02-01
• In re Oxbow Carbon LLC Unitholder Litigation
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-02-12
• Composecure, L.L.C. v. CardUX, LLC f/k/a Affluent Card, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-02-12
• Absalom Absalom Trust f-k-a Anne Deane 2013 Revocable Trust v. Saint Gervais LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2019-06-27

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Smith v. Van Gorkom
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1985-03-14· cited 428×
• Gantler v. Stephens
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2009-01-27· cited 244×
• Schnell v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1971-11-29· cited 164×
• Michelson v. Duncan
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1979-10-02· cited 142×
• Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. v. Cantor
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1998-07-12· cited 101×
• Waggoner v. Laster
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1990-10-15· cited 87×
• Hollinger International, Inc. v. Black
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2004-02-26· cited 77×
• Nevins v. Bryan
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2005-05-17· cited 52×
• Frank v. Wilson & Co.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1943-05-05· cited 49×
• Lewis v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2005-09-29· cited 46×
• Black v. Hollinger International Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2005-04-19· cited 42×
• Lippman v. Kehoe Stenograph Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1915-12-03· cited 26×
• Welshire, Inc. v. Harbison
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1952-09-30· cited 22×
• Stearn v. Koch
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1993-06-22· cited 18×
• Frank v. Wilson & Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1939-11-08· cited 17×
• Diamond State Brewery, Inc. v. de la Rigaudiere
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1941-01-13· cited 16×
• Papaioanu v. Commissioners of Rehoboth
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1962-12-18· cited 6×