Summary
At issue is whether in this judicially ordered buy-out the trial court should have applied a "marketability discount" to determine the "fair value" of Perle's shares, a fifty percent shareholder of Protameen Chemicals.
See Also
Marketability Discount OK in Oppression Suit
In this case, decided the same day as Lawson Mardon Wheaton Inc. v. Smith, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a marketability discount should be applied when determining the fair value of stock for purposes of a court-ordered buyout in a shareholder oppression suit.
Marketability Discount Appropriate in New Jersey Minority Oppression Case
The primary issue in this case, decided the same day as Lawson Mardon Wheaton Inc. v. Smith, was whether a marketability discount should be applied is determining the fair value to be paid in a court-ordered buyout in a shareholder oppression suit.