Legal Opinion
Deakyne v. Department of Army
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 29, 1982No. Civ. A. 78-344PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
This action to quiet title was brought by plaintiff, David W. Deakyne, against the United States. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(f), 1402(d) and 2409a. Presently before the Court are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment.
The dispute concerns the ownership of 2.25 acres of marsh land located in the Town of Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. In 1887 the State of Delaware by statute committed itself to acquiring and transferring title to certain lands in that area to the Federal Government for usé in connection with a proposed inland…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Munro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,524 Carl Mintz and Shirley Mintz v. Mathers Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- David W. Deakyne, in 82-1162 v. Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, United States of America, Department of the Army, in 82-1248Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Penn Central Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1982
- Fuqua v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2012