Legal Opinion
Gelof v. Papineau
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 26, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-210 CMWPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
I. FACTS
In November 1980, shortly after his reelection victory, Delaware Governor Pierre S. du Pont, IV, huddled with his crack political strategists. The purpose of the meeting: to chart a new course for Delaware by creating an omnibus agency that would attract private industry to the State.
The birth of this novel organization, The Delaware Development Office (“DDO”), came amidst intensifying state competition for industrial capital. To steel Delaware for the contest, Governor du Pont drafted one of his closest advisors to play point man for the…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Helen Gelof v. Louis Papineau, in His Capacity as Director of the Delaware Development OfficeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Doyle v. DEPT. OF BUSINESS REGULATIONDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Krouse v. American Sterilizer Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- Brewer v. Quaker State Oil Refining Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- Conway v. Hercules Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1993
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