Legal Opinion
Tindall v. Corbi
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided September 22, 1958PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Seitz, Chancellor:
The defendants, Joseph A. Corbi and wife, and Thomas S. Mertes and wife, in 1949 purchased land in Dewey Beach approximately 150 feet in width running westerly from King Charles Highway to Rehoboth Bay. The defendants each separately purchased one-half of the tract. They then constructed a twelve-foot dirt road astride their common boundary line from the Highway to a point which is in dispute. One of the defendants then erected a cottage on the land nearest the beach. Later the other defendant also erected a cottage in a similar position.
The defendants, without a survey, set…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Richard Paul, Inc. v. Union Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Anderson v. DeVriesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Betley v. Gordy Construction Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1955
3Cited by4 opinions
- Anolick v. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2001
- MacIey v. WoodsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1959
- Maciey v. WoodsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1959
- Lickle v. Frank W. Diver, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1968