Family Court v. Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
Delaware Court of Chancery
320 A.2d 777 (1974)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
A state administrative agency, the Delaware department of labor (defendant) sought to exercise its jurisdiction and require collective bargaining between a family court (plaintiff) and a union representing the family court’s employees. In the Delaware Court of Chancery, the family court sued the department of labor, seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the labor department’s lack of jurisdiction. The court of chancery was a court of equity. The court of chancery considered whether a writ of prohibition was an alternative legal remedy, which, if available, would require transfer of the case to a court of law.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Quillen, J.)
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