Legal Opinion
Stiftel v. Carper
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided July 22, 1977PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS. MOTION OF DEFENDANTS DENIED.
BROWN, Vice Chancellor.
This is an action brought by the eleven judges who constitute the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, a court which exists by virtue of Article IV, § 1 of the Delaware Constitution of 1897. The defendants are sued in their respective capacities as State Treasurer, Secretary of Finance and members of the State Board of Pension Trustees. The suit challenges the application of a 1976 amendment to the judicial pension statutes which purports to increase the amount to be deducted…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Evans v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- BUTLER v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Todd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Crenshaw v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Campbell v. Judges' Retirement BoardMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Lee v. State Board of Pension TrusteesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
- New Castle County Education Ass'n v. Board of EducationCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1980
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