Violent Crimes Compensation Board v. Linton

HOLLAND, Justice:

This case arises under the Violent Crimes Compensation Act, 11 Del. C. §§ 9001-9018. On June 20, 1988, the appellant, the Violent Crimes Compensation Board (the “Board”), filed a notice of appeal with this Court from an order of the Superior Court, dated May 27, 1988. The notice of appeal purports to be a direct appeal from the final order of the Superior Court.

The appellee, Robert Linton, Jr. (“Linton”), has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that the May 27, 1988 decision by the Superior Court was not a final order but was an interlocutory order and that…