Helmsman Management Services v. a & S

On March 18, 1986, Helmsman Management Services, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation and subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Helmsman), submitted a demand upon the defendant A & S Consultants, a Delaware corporation, (A & S), pursuant to 8 Del.C. § 220, to inspect certain of A & S's books and records. Thereafter, the parties engaged in negotiations which were not resolved to Helmsman's satisfaction and which resulted in Helmsman filing this action. The parties again attempted to negotiate an amicable resolution, again without success. The matter was tried on February 11, 1987. This is the decision of the Court, following trial and the submission of post-trial memoranda, on the merits of plaintiff's demand to inspect A & S's books and records. I.