Wilmington Parking Authority v. Ranken

Southerland,

Chief Justice, for the majority of the court: The Wilmington Parking Authority, the plaintiff, seeks in the court below a declaratory judgment against the defendant, a taxpayer of the City of Wilmington. The issues raised concern the constitutionality of the Parking Authority Act of 1951, as amended, and the legality of the acts of the Authority taken under it.

The facts are undisputed, and are set forth in the pleadings, which form part of the certification. Upon these facts six questions of law have been framed and certified to us for answer.

The general legal and factual…