NEW CASTLE COUNTY v. WILMINGTON HOSPITALITY

No. 24, 2008.

963 A.2d 738 (2008)

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Delaware, Defendant Below, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. WILMINGTON HOSPITALITY, LLC, Plaintiff Below, Appellee/Cross Appellant.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: December 22, 2008.

Corrected: December 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Esquire, (argued) and Sarah E. DiLuzio, Esquire of Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Of Counsel: Hamilton P. Fox, III, Esquire and Jay M. McDannell, Esquire of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellant/Cross Appellee.

Adam Balick, Esquire and Joseph S. Naylor, Esquire of Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Of Counsel: John J. Yannacone (argued) of Yannacone & Associates, Media, PA, for Appellee/Cross Appellant.

Before BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices.


BERGER, Justice:

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