Legal Opinion
Willdel Realty, Inc. v. New Castle County
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided September 30, 1970PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Chancellor:
This is an action to invalidate a series of ordinances enacted by the New Castle County Council. Plaintiffs are the legal and equitable owners of approximately 27 acres of land fronting on the Kirkwood Highway which was subject to an “emergency” Ordinance (No. 67-3) passed in January 1967 and a permanent zoning Ordinance enacted in August 1967. This is the decision after final hearing.
A
Herbert and Blanche Sternstein and Willdel Realty, Inc., purchased the property in February 1965 when it was designated R-2 under the New Castle County Zoning Code. At that time R-2 was a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Shepard v. Village of SkaneatelesNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- MacDonald v. Board of County Commissioners for Prince George's County & Isle of Thye Land Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Shellburne, Inc. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- McQuail v. Shell Oil CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
- Dukes v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1962
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Acierno v. CloutierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Bd. of Sup'rs of Fairfax Cty. v. HorneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Willdel Realty, Inc. v. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- Amico v. New Castle CountyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1984
- Green v. County Planning & Zon. Com'n of Sussex Cty.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1974
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