Bartley v. Davis

WALSH, Justice.

This appeal from the Court of Chancery arises out of a dispute between the two candidates for the Office of Attorney General in the Democratic Primary Election held on August 29,1986. One of the candidates, Brian J. Bartley (“Bartley”), sought a judicial declaration that the other candidate, Charles M. Oberly, III, (“Oberly”), the incumbent Attorney General of Delaware, had not satisfied the legal requirements for registration of his candidacy because Oberly had not made timely payment of the required filing fee. Bartley also sought injunctive relief to prevent the State…