HART v. DURR


154 A.2d 898 (1959)

Lee R. HART, Lawrence M. Himes and Dorothy M. Himes, Defendants Below, Appellants, v. Joseph S. DURR, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. Joseph S. DURR, Plaintiff Below, Cross-Appellant, v. Lee R. HART, Lawrence M. Himes and Dorothy M. Himes, Defendants Below, Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

October 14, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. Winslow, Wilmington, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Elwood F. Melson, Jr., Wilmington, for appellee and cross-appellant.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.


WOLCOTT, Justice.

These are cross-appeals from a judgment of the Court of Chancery. Both appeals involve the existence or nonexistence of a public street in a development known as DuRoss Heights. To understand the contentions, it is necessary to state the facts.

In 1937 the owners of the land in question caused surveyors to prepare a development plat which, after having been approved by the necessary county authorities...

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