Legal Opinion
Mayor and Council of City of Dover v. Kelley
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 9, 1974PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice:
This appeal brings up for decision the question of whether the weighted voting provisions of 22 Del.C. § 101 1 and of the Dover City Charter, 2 pertaining to special elections for annexations of land, violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Plaintiffs, landowners within an area sought to be annexed by the City of Dover, obtained an order of the Court of Chancery voiding the special annexation election held by the City on August 23, 1973 and enjoining City officials from proceeding with the annexation of the land as a result of that election. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
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