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Delaware Citizens for Clean Air, Inc. v. Water & Air Resources Comm'n, 310 A.2d 128 (Del. 1973). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
18 citation events (3 in the last 25 years) across 6 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Elf Atochem North America, Inc. v. Jaffari (del, 1999-04-06)
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discussed Cited "see" Elf Atochem North America, Inc. v. Jaffari
Del. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Delaware Citizens for Clean Air v. Water and Air Resources Comm’n, Del.Super., 303 A.2d 666, 667 , aff'd, Del.Supr., 310 A.2d 128 (1973) ("While the words 'shall’ and ‘may’ do not always by themselves determine the mandatory or permissive character of a statute, it is generally presumed that the word 'shall' indicates a mandatory requirement.”) 55 .See 6 Del.C. § 18-1101(b).
cited Cited "see" Bartley v. Davis
Del. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Delaware Citizens For Clean Air, Inc. v. Water and Air Resources Commission, Del.Super., 303 A.2d 666, 667 , aff'd, Del.Supr., 310 A.2d 128 (1973).
discussed Cited "see" Holman v. Walls
D. Del. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
First, Delaware courts have held that “[i]n construing a statute the use of the word ‘may’ instead of ‘shall’ has a settled meaning. ‘Shall’ signifies a mandatory requirement, while ‘may’ evokes a discretionary reading.” Poe v. Poe, 333 A.2d 403, 404 (Del.Super.Ct.), appeal dismissed, 348 A.2d 327 (Del.1975) (noting that “the language vests a permissive right” to perform the authorized function and that “there is no mandate to do so”); see Delaware Citizens for Clean Air v. Water & Air Resources Comm’n, 303 A.2d 666 , 667 *957 (Del.Super.Ct.), aff'd, 310 A.2d 128 …
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DELAWARE CITIZENS FOR CLEAN AIR, INC., and Jacob Kreshtool, Esquire, Appellants Below, Appellants,
v.
WATER AND AIR RESOURCES COMMISSION and Delmarva Power and Light Company, Appellees Below, Appellees.
Supreme Court of Delaware.
Jun 15, 1973.
310 A.2d 128
Wolcott, C. J., and Carey and Herrmann.
Cited by 1 opinion  |  Published

Jacob Kreshtool, of Bader, Dorsey & Kreshtool, Wilmington, for appellants below, appellants.

Richard H. Schliem, III, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for Water and Air Resources Commission, appellee below, appellee.

E. Dickinson Griffenberg, Jr., of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, for Delmarva Power and Light Co., appellee below, appellee.

Before WOLCOTT, C. J., and CAREY and HERRMANN, JJ.

PER CURIAM:

The judgment below is affirmed for the reasons stated in the Opinion of the Superior Court reported at 303 A.2d 666.