Legal Opinion

Olivere v. Taylor

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided April 12, 1949PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Harrington, Chancellor:

Notwithstanding the specific prayer of the complaint, the plaintiff under his prayer for general relief seeks restitution by subrogation for money belonging to him, and unlawfully used by Elmer C. Taylor, Sheriff of New Castle County, for the payment of certain county and city taxes on property of Mary Rossiter in the City of Wilmington. He seeks by that remedy to be put in the original position of the county and city with respect to certain alleged tax liens on that property and an order directing the application of money in the hands of the former Sheriff belonging to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Title Guarantee Trust Co. v. . HavenNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
  2. Coles' Heirs v. JamersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
  3. Pottock v. MellottSupreme Court of Delaware · 1941
  4. Eastern States Petroleum Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1946
  5. Scott v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Baio v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
  2. In Re the Real Estate of CochranSuperior Court of Delaware · 1949
  3. Phillips v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
  4. In Re American ApplianceUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 2002
  5. Willis v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1986

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