Legal Opinion
Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church v. Mayor of Wilmington
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided May 25, 1954No. 798 Civil Action, 1953PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Herrmann, J.:
The plaintiff seeks a determination of the validity of city and school tax assessments made by the defendant against a rectory building owned and used by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff is one of fourteen parish churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. It was duly incorporated under the laws of this State and it owns a parcel of land in Wilmington bounded by East Seventh and Eighth Streets and by North Locust and Buttonwood Streets. On this tract of land, the plaintiff has erected a church, a parochial school, a convent for the nuns who teach at the school and a rectory.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mayor & Council of Wilmington v. Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends, West StreetSuperior Court of Delaware · 1926
- Mayor & Council v. Tower Hill School Ass'nSupreme Court of Delaware · 1923
- Warren v. WarrenSuperior Court of Delaware · 1946
- Rettew v. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchSuperior Court of Delaware · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. 0.0673 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- Mitchell v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control CommissionSuperior Court of Delaware · 1963
- Saunders v. SaundersSuperior Court of Delaware · 1956
- Steinberg v. FrawleyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1986