Delmarva Power & Light Co. v. City of Seaford

CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the appellee, City of Seaford (Seaford). The Superior Court held that there were no material issues of fact in dispute and that the appellant, Delmarva Power & Light Company (Delmarva), was not entitled to a claim for inverse condemnation as a matter of law when two of its customers changed their electrical service to Seaford’s municipal utility after the property on which they were located was annexed by Seaford.

The parties agree on the facts which gave rise to this dispute, and we will recite the Superior…