Legal Opinion
New Castle County School District v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 18, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McNEILLY, Justice:
Presently before the Court are the following certified questions of law, see Supreme Court Rule 41, brought up from the Court of Chancery:
“The provisions of 62 Del.Laws, Ch. 307 direct the New Castle County School District to execute and deliver a deed, transferring the title to certain real property of substantial value to a state agency, for the nominal sum of $1.00 and without other compensation. Does this statute violate:(a) The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, or(b) Article I, §§ 7 and/or 8 of the Constitution of the State of Delaware?”
Although…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- DeVingo v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- City of Rome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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