Legal Opinion
Levy Court of Kent County v. City of Dover
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided August 22, 1974PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Vice-Chancellor.
In this action the Levy Court of Kent County, being the governing body for that political subdivision of the State (hereafter “County”), seeks declaratory relief to have a written agreement consummated on August 12, 1969 with the defendant, The City of Dover, a municipal corporation of the State (hereafter “City”), declared void and unenforceable as having been an improper exercise of its governmental authority.
The agreement in issue, popularly known as the “Buffer Zone Agreement”, is a creature born of a dispute between the two governmental entities over which of them…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Vicksburg v. Vicksburg Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Wilmington Parking Authority v. RankenSupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
- City of Barre v. Perry & ScribnerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1909
- City of Gainesville v. Board of ControlSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Board of Education of Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District v. Port Jefferson Station Teachers Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1976
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