Title: McGrellis v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

 

MMO 12 P23,
JOHN J. McGRELLIS, 111, § al
§
Defendant Below, §
Appellant, § No. 312, 2003
§
v. § On appeal from the Superior Court
§ of the State of Delaware
THE STATE OF DELAWARE —_§ in and for New Castle County
UPON THE RELATION OF §C.A. No. 98C-12-259 (CHT)
‘THE SECRETARY OF THE §
DEPARTMENT OF 5
‘TRANSPORTATION, 5
5
Plaintiff Below, 5
Appellee. §

‘Submitted: December 9, 2003
Decided: December 12, 2003

Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, STEELE and JACQBS,
Justices (constituting the Court en Banc)

ORDER

This 12" day of December, 2003, it appears to the Court that:

(1) The record shows thatthe Department of Transportation proseeded
Properly under applicable law and that its decision on the necessity ofthe taking for
public purpose was supported by the record and didnot constitute an abuse pf its

discretion.
(2) The Superior Court properly applied the applicable law with respppt to
its determination that: (a) the Department's action was within its discretion yer
applicable law; (2) the Department didnot abuse its discretion; and (c) the popgerty
owner failed to carry his burden under Superior Court Civil Rule 71.1 “to ovaggome
the presumption of regularity and the prima facie case of necessity for a publig use”
which had been presented by the Department.

® erp oars ae howe hi rt ear
Court abused its discretion or deprived the property erate fs

by denying the property owner additional time for discovery.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT I$ ORDERED that the judgment of the Sugprior
de
Court set forth in its Order of Possession dated May 30, 2003, is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT:

CVomen Leweee,

Chief Justice #