Case Title: Bowie v. Hamby

Citation: 

Docket Number: 582, 2001

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
CARL E. BOWIE, JR.,
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Defendant Below,
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Appellant,
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v.
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MICHAEL and JENNIFER HAMBY,
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Plaintiffs Below,
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Appellees.
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  Submitted:  December 7, 2001
    Decided:  December 21, 2001
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices.
This 21st day of December 2001, it appears to the Court that:
1)
The appellant, Carl E. Bowie, Jr., has petitioned this Court,
pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 42, to accept an appeal from an
interlocutory order of the Superior Court dated October 19, 2001.  The
Superior Court’s order denied Bowie’s motion to vacate the default
judgment and the monetary judgment after an inquisition hearing that were
entered against him.
2)
Bowie contends that certification of this interlocutory appeal is
appropriate because the Superior Court’s order determines a substantial
issue, establishes a legal right, involves a question of law of first instance
in this State, and sustains the controverted jurisdiction of the trial court.
Bowie also contends that review of the interlocutory order will serve
considerations of justice and judicial economy and may terminate the
litigation as to it.  See Supr. Ct. R. 42.
3)
On November 19, 2001, the Superior Court granted Bowie’s
request to certify his application to take an interlocutory appeal.
4)
Applications for interlocutory review are addressed to the
sound discretion of this Court.  In the exercise of its discretion, this Court
has concluded that the application for interlocutory review should not be
accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Bowie’s
application for an interlocutory appeal is REFUSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Randy J. Holland
Justice