Delaware Code
14 Del. C. § 5101 (2026)
Corporate status, membership and perpetuity
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(a) The University of Delaware, hereinafter referred to as “the University,” is continued as a corporation and, as such, shall have perpetual succession and existence.
(b) The members of the Board of Trustees of the University shall constitute the membership of the corporation.
Code 1852, §§ 775, 781; 13 Del. Laws, c. 513, §§ l, 6; 18 Del. Laws, c. 625; 25 Del. Laws, c. 108; 26 Del. Laws, c. 122; 27 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; Code 1915, §§ 2327, 2339; 32 Del. Laws, c. 166, § 1; Code 1935, §§ 2768, 2781; 14 Del. C. 1953, § 5101;Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1974–2016 · leading case: Gordenstein v. Univ. of Delaware, 381 F. Supp. 718 (D. Del. 1974).
Gordenstein v. Univ. of Delaware, 381 F. Supp. 718 (D. Del. 1974). “14 Del.C. § 5101 (West 1953). 9 . 14 Del.”
Delaware Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council, AFL-CIO v. The Univ. of Delaware (Del. Super. Ct. 2016). “Therefore, subjecting the University, when acting in a private capacity, to the requirements of the Prevailing Wage Law would be absurd.”
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