Terry v. Penn Central Corp.
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
668 F.2d 188 (1981)
Relevant factsFree
Penn Central's (defendant) wholly owned subsidiary Holdings merged with Colt Industries as part of Penn Central's acquisition strategy, and Penn Central shareholders Terry and Hunt (plaintiffs) objected, seeking dissent and appraisal rights over the transaction even though Penn Central itself was not a party to the merger; the district court held they had no such rights since Penn Central was not merged into the combined entity.
IssueFree
Whether shareholders of a corporation have dissent and appraisal rights with respect to a merger to which the corporation is not a party.