Legal Opinion

De Pace v. Mayor of Wilmington

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided April 27, 1948No. 53PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pearson, J.:

The Municipal Court of the City of Wilmington found defendant guilty of violating a parking regulation and imposed a fine of $1 and costs. Defendant brought this certiorari proceeding, stating, for his exceptions, that the regulation is arbitrary and unreasonable and therefore invalid, and that the Municipal Court erred in holding it reasonable and valid.

The regulation is a resolution of the Street and Sewer *321Department of Wilmington, adopted January 27, 1941. It reads thus:

“No person shall park a vehicle on any day on any street in the City of Wilmington for a period of time…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cutrona v. Mayor of WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1924
  2. Borough of Atlanta v. KirkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  3. Hoyne v. WurstnerOhio Court of Appeals · 1945
  4. District of Columbia v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. HobsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
  2. State v. RushSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
  3. Aprile v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1958
  4. Spring Lake Hotel & Guest House Ass'n v. Borough of Spring LakeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
  5. Aprils v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1958

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