6 Delaware opinions name it 3 courts 1910–2020 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Delaware courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Trustees of the New Castle Common v. Gordygreen2 sentences1960See Trustees of the New Castle Common v. Gordy, 33 Del.Ch. 334 , 93 A.2d 509 , 40 A.L.R.2d 544 ; Flait v. Mayor & Council of Wilmington, 48 Del. 89, 90, 99 , 97 A.2d 545 . 1960See Trustees of the New Castle Common v. Gordy, 33 Del.Ch. 334 , 93 A.2d 509 , 40 A.L.R.2d 544 ; Flait v. Mayor & Council of Wilmington, 48 Del. 89, 90, 99 , 97 A.2d 545 . | 2 | 2 |
Flait v. Mayor & Council of Wilmingtongreen2 sentences1960See Trustees of the New Castle Common v. Gordy, 33 Del.Ch. 334 , 93 A.2d 509 , 40 A.L.R.2d 544 ; Flait v. Mayor & Council of Wilmington, 48 Del. 89, 90, 99 , 97 A.2d 545 . 1960See Trustees of the New Castle Common v. Gordy, 33 Del.Ch. 334 , 93 A.2d 509 , 40 A.L.R.2d 544 ; Flait v. Mayor & Council of Wilmington, 48 Del. 89, 90, 99 , 97 A.2d 545 . | 2 | 2 |
Swain v. Mooregreen1 sentence2020Mar. 16, 1977). “[C]ourts have consciously refused to delineate those situations where a fiduciary relationship may exist . . . because in the ramifications of human activity, it is undesirable to fix a rigid limitation on the application of such a salutary principle.” Swain v. Moore, 71 A.2d 264, 294 (Del. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Delaware. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Knowles v. Knowles
neutral
1 sentence1984Gluckman v. Holzman, Del.Ch., 29 Del. 458 , 51 A.2d 487 (1947); Cities Service Company v. Gardiner, Inc., Del.Super., 344 A.2d 254 (1975), appeal dismissed, Del.Supr., 349 A.2d 744 (1975). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Gluckman v. Holzman
green
1 sentence1984Gluckman v. Holzman, Del.Ch., 29 Del. 458 , 51 A.2d 487 (1947); Cities Service Company v. Gardiner, Inc., Del.Super., 344 A.2d 254 (1975), appeal dismissed, Del.Supr., 349 A.2d 744 (1975). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Cities Service Company v. Gardinier, Inc.
green
1 sentence1984Gluckman v. Holzman, Del.Ch., 29 Del. 458 , 51 A.2d 487 (1947); Cities Service Company v. Gardiner, Inc., Del.Super., 344 A.2d 254 (1975), appeal dismissed, Del.Supr., 349 A.2d 744 (1975). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Gardinier, Inc. v. Cities Service Company
green
1 sentence1984Gluckman v. Holzman, Del.Ch., 29 Del. 458 , 51 A.2d 487 (1947); Cities Service Company v. Gardiner, Inc., Del.Super., 344 A.2d 254 (1975), appeal dismissed, Del.Supr., 349 A.2d 744 (1975). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell
green
2 sentences1977The safety of our institutions depends in no small degree on a strict observance of this salutary rule.” On another occasion: “By [the doctrine] democracy undertakes to preserve the liberties of the people from excessive concentration of authority,” United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 330 U.S. 75 , 67 S.Ct. 556 , 91 L.Ed. 754 (1947). 1977The safety of our institutions depends in no small degree on a strict observance of this salutary rule.” On another occasion: “By [the doctrine] democracy undertakes to preserve the liberties of the people from excessive concentration of authority,” United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 330 U.S. 75 , 67 S.Ct. 556 , 91 L.Ed. 754 (1947). | 1 | 1977–1977 |
Ex parte Wren
green
1 sentence1910It is not one of the functions of a court to make up the records of the proceedings of legislative bodies.” In the same vein, Judge Campbell, in Ex parte Wren, 63 Miss. 512, 533 , treated the general theory of the journal entry doctrine. | 1 | 1910–1910 |
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