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.

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