Delaware General Corporation Law

Identifier

Identifier

8 Del. C. Chapter 1

Level

State DE

Status

In force

Adopted

1899-03-10

Applies from

1899-03-10

Supervisory bodies

Delaware Division of Corporations

Named requirements

• Incorporation

  8 Del. C. §§ 101 to 111

  Formation, the certificate of incorporation and the forum provisions.

• Board of directors

  8 Del. C. § 141

  Management by the board, committees and delegation.

• Interested director transactions

  8 Del. C. § 144

  Approval routes for transactions with directors, officers and controllers.

• Indemnification

  8 Del. C. § 145

  Indemnification and insurance for directors and officers.

• Mergers and consolidations

  8 Del. C. §§ 251 to 267

  Statutory mergers, short-form mergers and conversions.

• Appraisal rights

  8 Del. C. § 262

  The stockholder right to judicial determination of fair value.

• Books and records

  8 Del. C. § 220

  The stockholder right to inspect books and records for a proper purpose.

Official source

• delcode.delaware.gov
• corp.delaware.gov

United States case law

19 decisions · Read from CourtListener, Free Law Project on 2026-08-22.

• Noelle Lee v. Robert Fisher

  70 F.4th 11299th Cir.2023-06-01Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• James Graham v. Nelson Peltz

  6th Cir.2022-08-11Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Noelle Lee v. Robert Fisher

  34 F.4th 7779th Cir.2022-05-13Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Seafarers Pension Plan v. Robert Bradway

  23 F.4th 7147th Cir.2022-01-07Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Albert Goodman v. Bert Dohmen

  964 F.3d 7989th Cir.2019-09-20Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Franchise Svc of North America v. United States Tr

  5th Cir.2018-06-14Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Franchise Servs. of N. Am., Inc. v. U.S. Tr. (In Re Franchise Servs. of N. Am., Inc.)

  891 F.3d 1985th Cir.2018-05-22Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Leone v. Owsley

  810 F.3d 114910th Cir.2015-11-25Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Sergey Aleynikov v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc

  765 F.3d 3503rd Cir.2014-09-03Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• U.S. Bank National Association v. Verizon Communic

  5th Cir.2014-09-02Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. Verizon Communications, Inc.

  761 F.3d 4095th Cir.2014-07-30Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

• Kertesz v. GVC and Korn

  698 F.3d 892d Cir.2012-10-17Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome