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CaseNo: C.A. No. 16,067, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: KNETZGER, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00016067, Partnership, General Partner, Limited Partners, Karlton, Partnership Agreement, City, Del, Management, Loan, Expenses, Reasons, Delaware, Cam, Fiduciary Duty, Agent, Wilful Misconduct, Distributions, Affiliate, City Partners, Provision, Plaintiffs Contend, Reimburse, Fees, Payments, Consent, Independence Enterprises, Material Breach, Fiduciary Duties, Pursuant, President, South Bend, Financial Statements, Invest, Capital Contributions, Sum, Capital Contribution, Wilmington, City Corporation , ContentID: 120239804

Case Documents
1 1999-07-14 ORDER
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 103684
2 pages
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2 1999-06-30 MEMORANDUM OPINION
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 100428
22 pages
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3 1997-11-26 COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 102182
12 pages
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Total Documents: 3 documents , 36 pages
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1 . ORDER

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
CITY PARTNERS
OPINION
COURT
DELAWARE
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISES
GENERAL PARTNER
ACCORDANCE
CHANCERY
CASTLE COUNTY
DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOMINAL DEFENDANT
ASSERTING
GROUND LEGALLY SUFFICIENT
GROUNDS LEGALLY INSUFFICIENT
OCUMENT
          IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

                             IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY

    EDWIN  I,. KNETZGER, III, WILLIAM                >
    J. RAINER, RAYMOND E. HUMISTON                   >
    HUGH KNET.ZGER and INDEPENDENCE                  >
    ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware                    1
    Corporation,                                     >>
                          Plaintiffs.                >>
         V.                                          >> C.A. No. 16067
    CENTRE CITY, CORP.,                              >
    a Delaware Corporation,                          1>
                          Defendant,                 >

                  and

    CENTRE CITY PARTNERS, L.P., a
    Delaware Limited Partnership,

                          Nominal Defendant.

                                           ORDER

                  WHEREAS, Independence Enterprises, Inc. allegedly removed Centre City

    Corp. as the general partner of Centre City Partners, L.P., as of November 25, 1997

    asserting five grounds for removal; and

                  WHEREAS, in accordance with the Court's Opinion of June 30, 1999 ("the

    Opinion"), the Court has found one such ground legally sufficient to effect such removal

    and the remaining grounds legally insufficient to effect such removal;

,,ocument  #: 103674-I
97262



                 NOW, this \?TUday of July, 1999, in accordance with the Court's Opinion,

    it is hereby ORDERED that:

                  Independence Enterprises, Inc. has lawfully removed Centre City Corp. as the

    general partner of Centre City Partners, L.P., effective as of November 25, 1997.

SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
  • CENTRE CITY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership,
  • Nominal Defendant.
  • Corp. as the general partner of Centre City Partners, L.P., as of November 25, 1997
  • asserting five grounds for removal;
  • WHEREAS, in accordance with the Court's Opinion of June 30, 1999 ("the
  • Opinion"), the Court has found one such ground legally sufficient to effect such removal
  • and the remaining grounds legally insufficient to effect such removal;
  • ,,ocument #: 103674-I
  • Independence Enterprises, Inc. has lawfully removed Centre City Corp. as the

  • 2 . MEMORANDUM OPINION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    GENERAL PARTNER
    PLAINTIFFS
    LIMITED PARTNERS
    COURT
    PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
    KARLTON
    DEL
    REASONS
    MANAGEMENT
    LOAN
    EXPENSES
    CAM
    FIDUCIARY DUTY
    AGENT
    DELAWARE
    PROVISION
    DISTRIBUTIONS
    PLAINTIFFS CONTEND
    REIMBURSE
    WILFUL MISCONDUCT
    PRESIDENT
    AFFILIATE
    CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION
    WILMINGTON
    ATTORNEYS
    DEFENDANTS
    CITY PARTNERS
    CITY CORPORATION
    DATA PROCESSING SERVICES
    
         IN THE: COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                          I i
    
                        IN AND FOR NEW CASTlL:E COUNTY
    
    E:DWIN L. KNETZGER, III, WILLIAM                  >
    J. RAINER,  FkAYMOND  E. HUMISTON                 >
    HUGH KNETZGER and INDEPENDENCE                    >
    ENTERPRISIES, INC, a Delaware                     >
    Corporation,                                      >
                                                      >
                      Plaintiffs,                     >
                                                      >
          V.                                          >    Civil Action No. 16067
                                                      >
    CENTRE CITY CORPORATION,                          >
    a Delaware corporation,                           >
                                                      >
                      Defendant,                      >
          and                                         >
                                                      >
    CENTRE CITY PARTNERS, L.P., a                     >
    Delaware Limited Partnership,                     >
                                                      >
                      Nominal Defendant.              >
    
                               MEMORANDUM  OKINION
    
                           Date Submitted: March 15, 1999
                           Date Decided: June 30, 1999
    
    Charles E.  13utler, Esquire, of SMITH, KATZENSTEIN  &  FURLOW LILP,
    Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
    Lewis H. Lazarus, Esquire, of MORRIS, JAMES,  HITCHENS  8z  WILLIA1\4S,
    Wilmington, Delaware; and David J. Molton, Esquire, of MOLTON & MEEKINS,
    New York, New York; Attorneys for Defendants
    
    JACOBS, VI[CIZ CHANCELLOR
    
    
    
          The plaintiffs, who are the limited partners of Centre City Partners, L.P., a
    
    Delaware lim-ited partnership (the "Partnership"), brought this action under 6 Del.
    
    _C, 55 17-l 10 and 17-111 to determine whether they lawfully removed the General
    
    Partner, defendant Centre City Corporation ("CCC"). This is the decision of the:
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Charles E. 13utler, Esquire, of SMITH, KATZENSTEIN & FURLOW LILP, Wilmington, Delaware;
  • The plaintiffs, who are the limited partners of Centre City Partners, L.P., a
  • Delaware lim-ited partnership, brought this action under 6 Del.
  • defendant Centre City Corporation.
  • the Court
  • CCC was the Partnership's General Partner from its inception until
  • H[eller, is CCC's Vice President, and Mr. John Skeen is its
  • The Partnership's governing instrument (the "Partnership Agreement")
  • provides that an affiliate of CCC would manage the Property.
  • Management, a company owned by Karlton, was selected as the
  • either material breaches of CCC's fiduciary duty or wilful misconduct,
  • Karlton, his creditors, or CAM, whenever and however Karlton pleased.
  • The plaintiffs' five reasons or grounds for CCC's removal are that:
  • surreptitiously made a self-interested $1.3 million loan to an affiliate without the
  • Partnership's accounts to attain a certain level of distributions that would
  • trigger an Option provision in the Partnership A,greement that increased Karlton's
  • Partnership's agent, CAM was given control of the Partnership's bank account.7
  • occasions.`o The plaintiffs contend that this casual approach to the Partnership's
  • to overcharge the Partnership for various expenses.
  • reimburse itself for these overhead charges, and that CCC breached its fiduciary
  • The Agent shall perform all fiscal, accounting and data processing services at its offsite
  • Karlton's Initial Capital Contribution to the Partnership

  • 3 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    CITY
    LIMITED PARTNERS
    KARLTON
    GENERAL PARTNER
    PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
    PLAINTIFFS
    FEES
    PAYMENTS
    CONSENT
    MANAGEMENT
    EXPENSES
    MATERIAL BREACH
    FIDUCIARY DUTIES
    PURSUANT
    LOAN
    SOUTH BEND
    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    WILFUL MISCONDUCT
    INVEST
    CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
    SUM
    INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISES
    KNETZGER
    AFFILIATE
    ACCOUNT
    DECLARING
    CONTROL
    FUNDS
    DISTRIBUTIONS
    
         (4,     "I             IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                      
    ! /J.: t.
    I                                          IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
                       EDWIN L. KNETZGER, III, WILLIAM                       1
                       J. RAINER, RAYMOND E. HUMISTON,                       b
                       HUGH KNETZGER, and INDEPENDENCE                       )
                       ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation, )>
                                              Plaintiffs,                    >>
                                V.
    
                       CENTRE CITY, CORP.,
                       a Delaware Corporation,                               >>
                                              Defendant,                     >>
                                       and                                   >)
                       CENTRE CITY PARTNERS, L.P., a                         >
                       Delaware Limited Partnership,                         >>
                                              Nominal Defendant.             )
    
    
                                       Complaint Under 6 Del. C. Sections 17-110 and 17-1lL
    
                                1. This is an action pursuant to 6 Del.  C.  $5 17-110 and 17-111 for
    
                       declaratory and injunctive relief.
    
                                              A.  TIIE PARTIES
    
                                2. The nominal defendant, Centre City Partners, L.P. (the
    
                       a Delaware limited partnership with its princip,al place of business at 650
    
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    
    
                       Document #: 72448-I
                       97262
    
    
    
             3.      Plaintiffs Edwin L. Knetzger, III ("Knetzger"), William J. Rainer
    
    ("Rainer"), Raymond E.  Hum&on and Hugh Knetzger are limited .partners in the
    
    Partnership and collectively hold more than a ma.jority of the outstanding Initial Percentage
    
    Interests and Percentage Interests (collectively the "Limited Partnership Units").
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • The nominal defendant, Centre City Partners, L.P., is
  • Plaintiffs Edwin L. Knetzger, III, William J. Rainer
  • Partnership and collectively hold more than a ma.jority of the outstanding Initial Percentage
  • Plaintiff Independence Enterprises,
  • and was the general partner of the Partnership prior to November 25,
  • The Partnership was formed pursuant to an Agreement of Limited
  • Plaintiffs Knetzger and Rainer were induced to invest in the Partnership by
  • John Karlton who represented himself as an individual experienced in real estate
  • Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement,
  • City is entitled to elect to receive either $300,000 in distributions or an additional 13.5 %
  • sum that would be considered "gain" under the tax laws.
  • The Partnership Agreement also provides that an affiliate of Centre City and
  • Centre City and Karlton, Continental Asset Management Co., Inc. was
  • THE LIMITED PARTNERS BECOME
  • Indiana (the "South Bend Partnership").
  • Partnership for expenses of Continental.
  • advice regarding what constituted a material breach of fiduciary duty under the partnership
  • been asking for the Partnership's 1996 financial statements for almost six months.
  • The limited partners were never asked to consent to this loan,
  • that the funds in question were used by Karlton to make settlement on a Sacramento,
  • controlling shareholder, Karlton, constitutes wilful misconduct and a material breach of
  • Centre City's fiduciary duties to the Partnership's limited partners.
  • would hold the sums representing interest payments withheld in a restricted account.
  • Centre City's payment of fees beyond those called for in the management
  • Karlton and Centre City's Capital Contributions
  • Declaring that the Written Consent was immediately effective and valid on
  • its control or possession to Independence Enterprises;
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