Legal Opinion

Perry v. Decker

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided February 3, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

Two related Certifications of questions of law are involved here: (1) A Certification by the Court of Chancery in Perry v. Decker, et al. (hereinafter “Perry”); and (2) a Certification by the Superior Court in State v. Barben (hereinafter “Barben”). Both were accepted by this Court on the grounds that the questions of law are of first instance in this State and that there are urgent reasons to have them settled by this Court as soon as practicable.

The basic issue in both Certifications is the legal status of House Bill No. 780 (amending 21 Del.C. Chs. 27 and 41),…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. HolderMississippi Supreme Court · 1898
  2. State Ex Rel. Link v. OlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Regents of the State University v. Trapp, AuditorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  4. Cenarrusa v. AndrusIdaho Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State Ex Rel. Wiseman v. Oklahoma Board of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rants v. VilsackSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  2. Colorado General Assembly v. OwensSupreme Court of Colorado · 2006
  3. Turnbull v. FinkSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. Turnbull v. FinkSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995

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