Legal Opinion
Green v. County Council of Sussex County
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided April 29, 1980PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Vice Chancellor.
On December 5, 1978, the Sussex County Council rezoned approximately 24 acres of land near the ocean, north of Bethany Beach, from MR (Medium Density Residential) to HR-1 (High Density Residential). The public hearing on the application was held almost two years previously on January 4, 1977. On February 5, 1979, plaintiffs filed this action seeking to set aside the rezoning and they have now moved for summary judgment on the sole issue of whether the Sussex County Council acted properly in adopting the zoning change. I find that the Sussex County Council did not…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- City of Hutchins v. PrasifkaTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- City and County of San Francisco v. CooperCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Raynor v. City of ArcataCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- City of Sausalito v. County of MarinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Harrell v. City of LewistonIdaho Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Carl M. Freeman Associates, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
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- State, Dept. of Labor v. MinnerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Delaware, Inc. v. ElliottSuperior Court of Delaware · 1982
- Hartman v. BucksonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1983
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