Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. State Highway Department v. 14.69 Acres of Land
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 1, 1967PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAREY, Justice.
The State, upon the relation of the Highway Department (herein Department), has appealed from a summary judgment entered by the Superior Court in a condemnation case. The judgment was based upon a finding that there was no necessity for taking a tract of 31.09 acres of land. Department contends that this finding is not supported by the record.
Prior to the institution of this action, ap-pellees owned a property containing a total of 60 acres in New Castle County facing a public highway called Harvey Road. The Department is in the process of building a new limited-access dual…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Breinig v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Clendaniel v. ConradSupreme Court of Delaware · 1912
- Mueller v. NJ Highway AuthorityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Wolfe v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1950
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3Cited by4 opinions
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