Title: Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company v. Chamison

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company v. Chamison  Download PDF IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY, § § § § § § § § § § § § Defendant Below, Appellant, v. ALAN CHAMISON, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. Submitted: Decided: No. 392, 1999 Court Below: Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County C. A. No. 15904 February 29, 2000 March 6, 2000 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HARTNETT and BERGER, Justices. ORDER This 6th day of March 2000, the Court having carefully considered the decision and judgment of the Court of Chancery dated June 30, 1999, and the briefs of the parties and their contentions in oral argument, has determined as follows. To the extent that (a) the issues raised on appeal are factual, the record evidence supports the trial judge s factual findings; (b) the errors alleged on appeal are attributed to an abuse of discretion, the record does not support those assertions; (c) the issues raised on appeal are legal, they are controlled by settled Delaware law, which was properly applied. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of Chancery be, and the same hereby is, AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ E. Norman Veasey Chief Justice -2-