Legal Opinion
Phillips v. State ex rel. Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 5, 1982PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice:
In this appeal, the defendants, Emmons B., Mae T., Blaine T., and Janet C. Phillips, (hereinafter “the Phillips”) seek reversal of Court of Chancery, 400 A.2d 299 decisions denying their claim of ownership to a 13 acre parcel of land fronting the Atlantic Ocean on Fenwick Island.
The Phillips assert that they own the disputed parcel on one or more of the following grounds: (1) at least a part of it was included in ancient patent descriptions from the State to their predecessors in title — the balance, as foreshore, accruing to them under riparian law; (2) the occupation…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Levitt v. BouvierSupreme Court of Delaware · 1972
- Fletcher v. FullerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Rohner v. NiemannSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- Waterman v. MoodySupreme Court of Vermont · 1918
- Milliken v. BuswellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
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