Hanover Investments, Inc. v. Volkman

The declaratory judgment action has been lauded as a “simple judicial device for speedy adjudication of legal differences” that serves “the important social function of deciding controversies at their inception.”1 The fact that there may be other causes of action available to resolve the same issues in a particular case does not preclude a party from pursuing declaratory relief. However, this Court has consistently held that a trial court should not entertain a declaratory judgment action when there is already pending another action between the same parties concerning substantially the same…