Legal Opinion
McQuail v. Shell Oil Company
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 12, 1962PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stiftel, Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Court of Chancery upholding the decisions of the Levy Court of New Castle County and the New Castle County Zoning Commission, which approved a change of zone of land for Shell Oil Company from R-2 (agricultural and general purposes) to M-3 (heavy industry). The Court denied plaintiffs’ prayers for injunctive relief against the defendants to prevent the reclassification from becoming effective because of the alleged invalid action of the Levy Court and the Zoning Commission.
Shell Oil Company is a large oil company with refineries in other…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Kozesnik v. Township of MontgomerySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
- Winslow v. Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Clark v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- City of Miami Beach v. WiesenSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Putney v. Abington TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Shellburne, Inc. v. New Castle CountyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1968
- Wilmington Medical Center, Inc. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
- Willdel Realty, Inc. v. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- Mellow v. Board of AdjustmentSuperior Court of Delaware · 1988
- New Castle County Council v. BC Development AssociatesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
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