Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Mayor and Council of Wilmington

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided January 9, 1958PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

137 A.2d 521 (1958)

David F. ANDERSON and Anne B. Anderson, Plaintiffs,

v.

The MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF WILMINGTON, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

January 9, 1958.

David F. Anderson, Wilmington, for plaintiffs.

Stewart Lynch, City Sol., and James F. Kelleher, Asst. City Sol., Wilmington, for defendant.

MARVEL, Vice Chancellor.

Plaintiffs being owners of real estate in Wilmington are City taxpayers. They sue to enjoin defendant from consummating a proposed sale to the Board of Public Education of Wilmington of 6.35 acres of City park…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Trustees of the Philadelphia Museums v. Trustees of the UniversitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  2. Kingsville Independent School Dist. v. CrenshawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
  3. Drexler v. CommissionersCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1926
  4. Fetters v. Mayor & Council of WilmingtonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1950
  5. Anderson v. Mayor & Council of WilmingtonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1958

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Abboud v. Lakeview, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Abboud v. Lakeview, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1986
  3. City of Wilmington v. LordSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
  4. Gallagher v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Pollock v. PetersonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1970

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