Legal Opinion
Mayor & Council of New Castle v. Rollins Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 2, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, Justice:
The Mayor and Council of New Castle (New Castle), appellant, appeals from a decision and order of the Court of Chancery which granted the motion of Rollins Outdoor Advertising, Inc. (Rollins) to dismiss New Castle’s | claim against Rollins on the basis that the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. In its order, |the Court of Chancery held that 22 Del. C § 301 et seq. did not confer upon a municipality the power to adopt an ordinance which provided for the gradual elimination ofi nonconforming uses over a period of years (a zoning device…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Goldblatt v. Town of HempsteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- City of Los Angeles v. GageCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Grant v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
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