Legal Opinion

State v. Mayor and Council of Wilmington

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided July 12, 1960No. 17, 1960PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wolcott, J.:

This case has been certified to us by the Superior Court of New Castle County. The certified questions require a construction of the statutes establishing the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the City of Wilmington.

The four certified questions are as follows:(1) Is the Council of The Mayor and Council of Wilmington, a municipal corporation of the State of Delaware, obligated by the Statutes relating to the establishment of a Firemen’s Pension Fund for members of the Bureau of Fire of the Department of Public Safety of the City of Wilmington (33 Del. Laws, Ch. 118 and the statutes…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Delaware Steeplechase & Race Ass'n v. WiseSupreme Court of Delaware · 1942
  2. Highfield v. Delaware Trust Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1936

3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Council 81, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. State, Department of FinanceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1972
  3. Green v. Sussex CountySuperior Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. J.N.K., LLC v. Kent County Levy CourtCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2009
  5. State v. YoungSuperior Court of Delaware · 2024

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