Legal Opinion
IMPROVED PARCEL OF LAND, ETC. v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 14, 1964No. 6PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order entered in the Superior Court denying the right of the appellant, a tenant, to participate in condemnation proceedings as a result of which the fee under lease to him was taken by the State and an order of possession entered ejecting the tenant from the premises.
In substance, the result of the action in the court be low was to hold that a tenant has no compensable interest in land taken while his lease is still in effect. Fundamentally, this is the sole question before us.
We are of the opinion that this question has been ruled in favor of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- State Roads Com. of Md. v. NovoselCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- State v. 0.15 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1961
- Roffman v. Wilmington Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
- Wilmington Housing Authority v. Nos. 312-314 East Eighth StreetSuperior Court of Delaware · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
- Delaware Ex Rel. Secretary of the Department of Highways & Transportation v. Davis Concrete of Delaware, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1976
- Restaurants, Inc. v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- State Ex Rel. State Highway Department v. 0.622 Acres of LandSuperior Court of Delaware · 1969