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Anderson v. Mayor & Council of Wilmington

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided January 9, 1958PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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 land for the sum of $350,000. The Board of Park Commissioners which by statute is responsible for the care and management of all City park lands has expressed its disapproval of such sale and the State Board of Education for various reasons, including doubt as to the propriety of the purchase and sale of park land for a school, has for the time being declined to…

2Cases cited6 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. Kingsville Independent School Dist. v. CrenshawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Abboud v. Lakeview, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Anderson v. Mayor and Council of WilmingtonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1958
  3. Abboud v. Lakeview, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1986
  4. City of Wilmington v. LordSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
  5. Gallagher v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1973

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