Legal Opinion
Cannon v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 28, 2002No. 418, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice for the Majority.
In this interlocutory appeal from a Superior Court order of possession, we address the scope of the condemnation powers delegated to the Department of Transportation of the State of Delaware (“DelDOT”). The appellants/defendants below are the owners of 6.5 acres of land in Sussex County that DelDOT seeks to condemn in order to create a wetlands *558mitigation site. The wetlands mitigation is required as a condition of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit to fill other wetlands in connection with the Route 54 highway reconstruction project in Sussex County.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Public Water Supply Co. v. DiPasqualeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
- Thomison v. Hillcrest Athletic Ass'nSuperior Court of Delaware · 1939
- State v. 0.62033 Acres of Land in Christiana HundredSuperior Court of Delaware · 1954
- Wilmington Parking Authority v. Land With Improvements, Situate in WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Manning v. Mining & Minerals Division of the Energy, Minerals, & Natural Resources DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
- Pellicone v. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 2014
- Cannon v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2002
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- Hall v. CoupeCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2016
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