Legal Opinion
Pauley Petroleum, Inc. v. Continental Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 6, 1967PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice:
This is an appeal from an Order of the Superior Court quashing a writ of foreign attachment. The determinative question involves the correctness of the interpretation by the Court below of Superior Court Civil Rules 4(c) and 5(aa) (2), Del.C.Ann., as they existed on January 31, 1967 when the writ was issued.
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The question presented requires tracing the evolution of certain changes in the subject Rules.
Prior to 1957, Rule 4(c) consisted of a main paragraph, dealing with the contents of writs generally, and three sub-paragraphs : one dealing with the writ of summons, the second…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Weinress v. BlandCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1950
- Weinress v. BlandCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1950
- Beck v. Lund's Fisheries, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1960
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hughes Tool Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1962
- Empire Box Corp. v. Jefferson Island Salt Mining Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1943
3Cited by3 opinions
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