Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Buckson v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 31, 1969PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice:
This appeal involves the title and related rights regarding a strip of land lying along the westerly or Delaware side of the Delaware River between high and low water marks, known as the foreshore, located between Edgemoor and Claymont.
The area is claimed both by the State and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1 (hereinafter the “Railroad”). The State brought a declaratory judgment action to determine the title and rights in controversy.
I
The State claims that upon the separation of the colonies from England, Delaware acquired (except to the extent William Penn or his…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Cummings v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper & Silver Mining Co. v. Montana Ore Purchasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- O'Neill v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1967
- New Jersey v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Scureman v. JudgeCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1992
- McGarvey v. WhittredgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
- Delaware v. Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- State Ex Rel. Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control v. PhillipsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1979
- United States v. 1,629.6 ACRES OF LAND, ETC., STATE OF DEL.District Court, D. Delaware · 1971
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