RICHARDSON v. WILE


535 A.2d 1346 (1988)

James L. RICHARDSON, Plaintiff, v. A. Scott WILE and Susan S. Wile, Intervenors, v. TOWN OF OCEAN VIEW, Wayne C. Breasure, Individually and as President of the Commissioners of the Town of Ocean View, Ralph Hitchens, Individually and as Secretary of the Commissioners of the Town of Ocean View, Lydia D. Quillen, Individually and as Treasurer of the Town of Ocean View, Richard E. Mitchell, John W. Johnson, Individually and as Commissioners of the Town of Ocean View, Town of Ocean View Planning and Zoning Board, Gus Gentile, Ralph Hitchens, Frank Lathbury, David Long and Dick Mitchell, Individually and as Members of the Town of Ocean View's Planning and Zoning Board, Elbridge Murray, III, Individually and as Building Inspector For the Town of Ocean View, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: January 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas H. Rodriguez (argued), Catherine T. Hickey, Esquire and William W. Pepper of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, Dover, for plaintiff.

Roy S. Shiels (argued) of Brown, Shiels & Chasanov, Dover, for intervenors.

Walter L. Pepperman, II (argued), and Palmer L. Whisenant of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, for defendants.

Before CHRISTIE, C.J., MOORE and WALSH, JJ.


WALSH, Justice:

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has certified two questions of law for this Court to consider. In the exercise of our discretion to hear questions for which there are urgent and important reasons for determination, we have decided to accept only one question.1 The issue accepted is whether a business establishment which rents or sells x-rated video...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases