Legal Opinion

City of Dover v. Cartanza

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided March 3, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIDGELY, Judge.

This consolidated action was commenced by the City of Dover (“City”) to condemn certain agricultural lands for the installation of production and monitoring water wells to meet the water distribution demands of the City. The City also seeks to acquire easements from the defendant property owners to gain access to and from these wells.

Defendants Tarburton and Cartanza have raised three objections as property owners which they contend preclude the City from taking possession of their lands and further require dismissal of this condemnation proceeding. The objections are: (a) the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gow v. Consolidated Coppermines Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1933
  2. Wooters v. JornlinDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1979
  3. Delaware Citizens for Clean Air, Inc. v. Water & Air Resources CommissionSuperior Court of Delaware · 1973
  4. Bartley v. DavisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
  5. Beck v. Claymont School DistrictSuperior Court of Delaware · 1979

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lawson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
  2. Key Properties Group, LLC v. City of MilfordSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
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  4. KEY PROPERTIES GROUP, LLC v. City of MilfordSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
  5. State of Delaware v. Middletown Development, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 2015

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