McGINNES v. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE


377 A.2d 16 (1977)

F. Earl McGINNES, Jr., Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, Government of New Castle County, Mr. John D. Kovatch, Acting Director, Department of Finance, and Mr. Peter Ross, Chief Administrative Officer, Government of New Castle County, and Charles A. Young, Charles B. Hufnal, Vito Aluise, Frank N. Broujos, Roland H. Diefenderfer, Dard Buckwalter, and Clifford M. Steele, Members of the Board of Education of the Conrad Area School District, Intervening Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided May 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Earl McGinnes, pro se.

Thomas Herlihy, Jr. and Morris Cohen, Wilmington, for intervening defendants.


MARVEL, Chancellor:

Plaintiff, who is a citizen and taxpayer owning real estate in the Conrad School District, filed this action in 1974, contending that the tax rate established by the Conrad School Board during that fiscal year and applicable to future years exceeded that permitted by law.

A general reassessment of all real property in New Castle County had theretofore been undertaken which became effective for taxable purposes in 1974. Following such reassessment...

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