Patterson v. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, f/k/a Ben Cannon

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

MICHAEL PATTERSON §
§
Defendant Below, § No. 505, 2025
Appellant, §
§ Court Below: Court of Chancery
§ of the State of Delaware
LADY BENJAMIN PD CANNON §
f/k/a Ben Cannon §
§ C.A. No. 2021-0171
§
Plaintiff Below, §
Appellee. §

Submitted: April 15, 2026
Decided: April 17, 2026

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice, TRAYNOR, LEGROW, and GRIFFITHS, Justices;
and WALLACE, Judge, 1 constituting the Court en Banc.

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

This 17th day of April, 2026, it appears to the Court that:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court unanimously concludes that the

Court of Chancery’s judgment must be REVERSED. An Opinion will follow in due

course. A special form of mandate will issue today reserving jurisdiction in this

Court solely for the purpose of issuing the Opinion.

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Sitting by designation under Del. Const. art. IV, § 12 and Supreme Court Rules 2(a) and 4(a) to
complete the quorum.

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