Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Buckson v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided June 16, 1967PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Chancellor *
This is the decision on the second phase of the action for declaratory judgment brought by the State of Delaware on the relationship of the Attorney General against The Pennsylvania Railroad (“The Pennsylvania”). As I have previously indicated, the controversy is over title and related rights to certain foreshore, which is a strip of soil between high and low water marks on the westerly side of the Delaware River. The State claims title and so does The Pennsylvania’s lessor, The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company, from whom The Pennsylvania holds under…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gallegher v. DavisSuperior Court of Delaware · 1936
- Black v. American International Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Mayor of Wilmington v. TurkCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1925
- Freeland v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- State Ex Rel. Buckson v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Buckson v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- Delaware v. Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- State Ex Rel. Buckson v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1968