Legal Opinion
In re the Petition for the Laying Out of Cypress Farms Ditch
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided August 9, 1935PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, C. J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
The question presented is one of importance. Courts ought not to nullify an act of legislature except in clear cases and upon weighty considerations. Every legislative enactment is presumed to be constitutional, and if there is doubt, the will of the legislature should be sus*74tained. State v. Wickenhoefer, 6 Penn. (22 Del.) 120, 64 A. 273; Monaghan v. Lewis, 5 Penn. (21 Del.) 218, 59 A. 948, 10 Ann. Cas. 1048; State v. Grier, 4 Boyce (27 Del.) 322, 88 A. 579.
At the same time, the constitutional provision in question has a meaning and purpose…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stegmaier v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Economic Power & Construction Co. v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- County Commissioners v. Pocomoke Bridge Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
- State v. GrierNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1913
- Hazzard v. AlexanderSuperior Court of Delaware · 1934
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Klein v. National Pressure Cooker Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1949
- Hoff v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1938
- Wilmington Medical Center, Inc. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
- State v. EmersonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1939
- State v. EmersonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1939
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