Poore v. Fox Hollow Enterprises

Superior Court of Delaware

1994 WL 150872 (1994)

Relevant factsFree

Tammy Poore (plaintiff) moved to strike an answering brief filed on behalf of Fox Hollow Enterprises (defendant), an LLC, because the attorney who drafted it admitted he lacked a Delaware law license; Fox Hollow argued that, as an LLC rather than a corporation, it could appear through non-Delaware-licensed counsel.

IssueFree

Whether a limited liability company may appear in a Delaware court without a Delaware-licensed attorney.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

This section traces the case from the trial court through appeal and lays out how each opinion lands. Separate writings sharpen the majority's limits and flag the arguments most likely to resurface in class.

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