Palmer v. Palmer

In this appeal, we consider whether proceedings in the Court of Chancery should have been stayed in view of a prior pending action in Wyoming between the same parties.

I

The husband-appellant and the wife-ap-pellee were divorced in the Family Court of Delaware. In connection with that proceeding, the husband executed to the wife an irrevocable power of attorney covering certain real property in Wyoming that he held jointly with his wife. A short time later, counsel for the wife discovered that the property description was erroneous and requested that the husband correct the error by executing a…