· 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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