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· 7/25/1996

Acierno v. New Castle County

Citations

  • 679 A.2d 455
  • 1996 Del. LEXIS 272
  • 1996 WL 438717

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating “All that matters, for purposes of an issue preclusion inquiry, is whether the two decisions purported to address the same issue.”
  • Delaware Supreme Court holding that the Court of Chancery was not required to adopt the federal court’s determination because “the issues presented to the two courts [were] not the same.” Court of Chancery decided a procedural issue. The District Court decided a constitutional issue.

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Judges: Veasey, Hartnett, Berger

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