The jury heard evidence for a month, and agreed with the dissident shareholders.

In some cases, dissident shareholders have even prevailed over management.

The Continental group had been planning to vote in support of the dissident shareholders.

The dissident shareholders said they would continue the fight to block the acquisition.

Representatives of the dissident shareholders could not be reached for comment today.

The results were identical to those claimed last week by the dissident shareholders.

The management has access to a corporate treasury, and the dissident shareholders do not.

New management was brought in, but dissident shareholders contend that it only made things worse.

A victory would still give the dissident shareholders only 5 of the 11 seats, although 4 others come up for re-election in 1989.

But he said the "dissident shareholder sometimes picks on it as a negative symbol."