Legal Opinion
Carey v. Shellburne, Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided November 23, 1965PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHORT, Vice Chancellor.
Plaintiffs, lot owners in a development known as Shellburne, seek to enjoin defendant, the developer, from using retained lands for commercial purposes.
Shellburne comprises a tract of land in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. It was purchased in 1949 by H. W. Booker Construction Co. (Construction Co.), a Delaware corporation, for development purposes. Construction Co. caused the land to be plotted and-the plot of Shellburne, showing streets and block and lot numbers with dimensions, was recorded. The plot also shows as a part of Shellburne a parcel of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lumund v. Bd. of Adjustment of the Borough of RutherfordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- Dieckman v. WalserSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
- Stoever v. GowenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Bright v. Forest Hill Park Development Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
- Hull v. Brandywine Fibre Products Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1954
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3Cited by4 opinions
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