Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Delaware Water & Air Resources Commission
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 2, 1976PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice.
In this consolidated action H. Miller Donovan (plaintiff) appeals from a Superior Court judgment which affirmed an order of the State Water and Air Resources Commission (WARC) 1 and denied him a money judgment.
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Plaintiff had for many years operated a garbage dump in Sussex County and during the period in question had contracted with defendant HCA Food Corporation (HCA) to haul from its Doxee Plant in Lewes all refuse clamshells. He deposited such shells in the dump and after a period of drying and sun bleaching sold them for profit.
In the spring of 1968 the State Board of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Wilmington Housing Authority v. Williamson Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- Walsh v. Hotel Corporation of AmericaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- J. J. White, Inc. v. Metropolitan Merchandise Mart, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1954
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Pajewski v. PerrySupreme Court of Delaware · 1976
- Department of Community Affairs & Economic Development v. M. Davis & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1980
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