Title: Midland Food Services et al. v. Castle Hill Holdings et al.

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
MIDLAND FOOD SERVICES, LLC,
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MIDLAND FOOD SERVICES II, LLC,
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AND MIDLAND FOOD SERVICES III,
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LLC,
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No. 509, 1999     
Plaintiffs Below,
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Appellants,
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Court Below: Court of Chancery
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of the State of Delaware in and
              v.
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for New Castle County
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CASTLE HILL HOLDINGS V, LL,
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C.A. No. 16779-NC
CASTLE HILL HOLDINGS VI, LLC,
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CASTLE HILL HOLDINGS VII, LLC
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RONALD F. SAVERIN, JANET M.
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SAVERIN, MAJESS, LLC, and DAJUST, §
LLC,
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Defendants Below,
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Appellees.
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Submitted: June 13, 2001
Decided:
June 15, 2001
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, HOLLAND, BERGER and STEELE,
Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.
O R D E R
This 15th day of June 2001, upon consideration of the briefs, supplemental
memoranda and the oral argument held on June 13, 2001, it appears to the Court
that the judgment of the Court of Chancery should be affirmed on the basis of and
for the reasons set forth in its well-reasoned Opinion dated August 12, 1999.  To the
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extent that appellants had claimed on appeal that the Vice Chancellor improperly
considered matters outside the pleadings on a motion to dismiss under Chancery
Rule 12(b)(6), we find that appellants expressly acquiesced in the consideration of
the questioned matters and abandoned their initial contention that these matters could
not be considered on a motion to dismiss.  See Opinion at 10 n.5.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of
Chancery is AFFIRMED.
BY THE COURT:
                   
   /s/ E. Norman Veasey                           
                 Chief Justice