Winchell’s Donut House, a limited partnership 42%...

Winchell’s Donut House, a limited partnership 42% owned by La Mirada-based Denny’s, said it faces two class-action suits alleging “deficiencies in the offering materials related to the December, 1986,” public offering of limited partnerships in the doughnut chain. The suits were filed on behalf of those purchasing the interests in Delaware’s Chancery Court and federal court in New York. They also named Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and Dean Witter Reynolds, underwriters of the offering, and Denny’s.