Legal Opinion

Piekarski v. Smith

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided December 30, 1958PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marvel, Vice Chancellor:

Plaintiffs, who own taxable real estate in the vicinity of Adams and Jackson Streets in the City of Wilmington, bring this class suit to enjoin the construction of a proposed freeway or limited access highway (designated as FA 1-2 by the Bureau of Roads of the United States Department of Commerce) to the extent that such highway as now designed proposes to bisect the City of Wilmington on a line running from the City’s southern border across the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad, thence between Adams and Jackson Streets and finally across the Brandywine to city…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Randolph v. Wilmington Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Delaware · 1958
  2. Klaw v. Pau-Mar Construction CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1957
  3. Anderson v. Mayor and Council of WilmingtonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1958
  4. Campbell v. Commissioners of Bethany BeachCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1958

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Nashville I-40 Steering Committee, Etc. v. Buford Ellington, GovernorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
  2. Hinrichs v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  3. Piekarski v. SmithCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1958
  4. Koffler v. McBrideCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1971

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