Allied Artists Pictures Corporation v‪.‬

QUILLEN, Justice: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (Allied) has appealed from on opinion and order of the Court of Chancery allowing counsel fees and expenses to counsel for plaintiff-appellee Baron, in the amount of $55,155.70, for their efforts in bringing consolidated shareholder's actions on Baron's behalf against Allied. Reference is made to the Vice Chancellor's thorough opinion, Baron v. Allied Artists Pictures Corp., Del. Ch., 395 A.2d 375 (1978), which presents the full factual background of this litigation and carefully treats the legal issues involved in this appeal. 1 We affirm. For the purposes of this appeal, the following facts are most pertinent.