Supreme Court of Delaware

The most-cited opinions of the Supreme Court of Delaware on UpLaw — 627 decisions from 1911–2019, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

• Aronson v. Lewis 1984 Del. LEXIS 305 · cited by 449
• Brehm v. Eisner 2000 Del. LEXIS 51 · cited by 336
• Younger v. State 1990 Del. LEXIS 271 · cited by 315
• Moore v. Sizemore 1979 Del. LEXIS 408 · cited by 269
• Rales v. Blasband Ex Rel. Easco Hand Tools, Inc. 634 A.2d 927 · cited by 266
• Central Mortgage Co. v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC 2011 Del. LEXIS 439 · cited by 262
• Savor, Inc. v. FMR Corp. 812 A.2d 894 · cited by 249
• Weinberger v. UOP, Inc. 1983 Del. LEXIS 371 · cited by 249
• Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. v. American Motorists Insurance Co. 1992 Del. LEXIS 469 · cited by 235
• Estate of Osborn Ex Rel. Osborn v. Kemp 2010 Del. LEXIS 135 · cited by 233
• Nemec v. Shrader 991 A.2d 1120 · cited by 219
• Ebersole v. Lowengrub 4 Storey 463 · cited by 217
• Malpiede v. Townson 2001 Del. LEXIS 371 · cited by 197
• VLIW TECHNOLOGY, LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Co. 2003 Del. LEXIS 615 · cited by 190
• Aronson v. Lewis 473 A.2d 805 · cited by 189
• Guth v. Loft, Inc. 23 Del. Ch. 255 · cited by 184
• Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, Inc. 2004 Del. LEXIS 161 · cited by 174
• Weinberger v. UOP, Inc. 457 A.2d 701 · cited by 171
• Levitt v. Bouvier 287 A.2d 671 · cited by 171
• Merrill v. Crothall-American, Inc. 1992 Del. LEXIS 157 · cited by 164
• Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. American Legacy Foundation 2006 Del. LEXIS 400 · cited by 162
• Eagle Industries, Inc. v. DeVilbiss Health Care, Inc. 1997 Del. LEXIS 432 · cited by 160
• In Re General Motors (Hughes) Shareholder Litigation 2006 Del. LEXIS 138 · cited by 160
• Stone v. Ritter 2006 Del. LEXIS 597 · cited by 154
• Albury v. State 1988 Del. LEXIS 378 · cited by 150
• Beam Ex Rel. M. Stewart Living v. Stewart 2004 Del. LEXIS 162 · cited by 149
• Wainwright v. State 1986 Del. LEXIS 1040 · cited by 145
• Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc. 634 A.2d 345 · cited by 141
• GMG Capital Investments, LLC v. Athenian Venture Partners I 36 A.3d 776 · cited by 136
• Ramunno v. Cawley 1998 Del. LEXIS 41 · cited by 135
• Somerville v. State 703 A.2d 629 · cited by 134
• Brzoska v. Olson 1995 Del. LEXIS 339 · cited by 131
• Wainwright v. State 504 A.2d 1096 · cited by 130
• Spence v. Funk 1978 Del. LEXIS 655 · cited by 129
• Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. 1986 Del. LEXIS 1053 · cited by 128
• Dunlap v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. 878 A.2d 434 · cited by 122
• Carr v. State 1989 Del. LEXIS 83 · cited by 120
• Emerald Partners v. Berlin 1999 Del. LEXIS 97 · cited by 118
• Brittingham v. State 1998 Del. LEXIS 38 · cited by 118
• Smith v. Van Gorkom 488 A.2d 858 · cited by 116
• In Re Walt Disney Co. Derivative Litigation 906 A.2d 27 · cited by 116
• Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. 506 A.2d 173 · cited by 115
• Zapata Corp. v. Maldonado 1981 Del. LEXIS 321 · cited by 114
• Bey v. State 1979 Del. LEXIS 324 · cited by 111
• Dawson v. State 1996 Del. LEXIS 145 · cited by 109
• Olney v. Cooch 1981 Del. LEXIS 276 · cited by 107
• Doe v. Cahill 2005 Del. LEXIS 381 · cited by 107
• Grobow v. Perot 1988 Del. LEXIS 79 · cited by 107
• Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co. 1985 Del. LEXIS 482 · cited by 102
• Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co. 493 A.2d 946 · cited by 101
• Kahn v. Lynch Communication Systems, Inc. 1994 Del. LEXIS 112 · cited by 100
• Johnson v. Chrysler Corporation 9 Storey 48 · cited by 99
• Flamer v. State 1990 Del. LEXIS 408 · cited by 98
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. AIG Life Insurance 2004 Del. LEXIS 500 · cited by 97
• Salamone v. Gorman 2014 Del. LEXIS 583 · cited by 97
• In Re Santa Fe Pacific Corp. Shareholder Litigation 1995 Del. LEXIS 413 · cited by 97
• Levitt v. Bouvier 1972 Del. LEXIS 339 · cited by 97
• Gantler v. Stephens 2009 Del. LEXIS 33 · cited by 93
• E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Shell Oil Co. 1985 Del. LEXIS 570 · cited by 93
• Stephenson v. Capano Development, Inc. 1983 Del. LEXIS 448 · cited by 93
• Rosenblatt v. Getty Oil Co. 493 A.2d 929 · cited by 93
• Burkhart v. Davies 1991 Del. LEXIS 432 · cited by 92
• Hughes v. State 437 A.2d 559 · cited by 91
• Oceanport Industries, Inc. v. Wilmington Stevedores, Inc. 1994 Del. LEXIS 34 · cited by 89
• Wood v. Baum 2008 Del. LEXIS 301 · cited by 89
• Winshall v. Viacom International Inc. 2013 Del. LEXIS 510 · cited by 88
• Malone v. Brincat 1998 Del. LEXIS 495 · cited by 88
• Arnold v. Society for Savings Bancorp, Inc. 650 A.2d 1270 · cited by 88
• Grimes v. Donald 1996 Del. LEXIS 154 · cited by 87
• Getz v. State 538 A.2d 726 · cited by 87
• Stroud v. Grace 606 A.2d 75 · cited by 86
• Paramount Communications Inc. v. QVC Network Inc. 1994 Del. LEXIS 57 · cited by 86
• Rosenblatt v. Getty Oil Co. 1985 Del. LEXIS 581 · cited by 86
• Paramount Communications Inc. v. QVC Network Inc. 637 A.2d 34 · cited by 85
• Grobow v. Perot 539 A.2d 180 · cited by 85
• Cinerama, Inc. v. Technicolor, Inc. 1995 Del. LEXIS 251 · cited by 84
• Sinclair Oil Corporation v. Levien 1971 Del. LEXIS 225 · cited by 83
• Brown v. State 2015 Del. LEXIS 38 · cited by 83
• Arnold v. Society for Savings Bancorp, Inc. 1994 Del. LEXIS 406 · cited by 82
• Price v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. 2011 Del. LEXIS 351 · cited by 82
• Stroud v. Grace 1992 Del. LEXIS 140 · cited by 81
• M.G. Bancorporation, Inc. v. Le Beau 737 A.2d 513 · cited by 80
• Randy v. Progressive Northern Insurance Co. 2001 Del. LEXIS 476 · cited by 80
• Unitrin, Inc. v. American General Corp. 1995 Del. LEXIS 13 · cited by 80
• Desert Equities, Inc. v. Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund, II, L.P. 1993 Del. LEXIS 217 · cited by 80
• Wright v. State 1996 Del. LEXIS 72 · cited by 79
• Citadel Holding Corp. v. Roven 1992 Del. LEXIS 64 · cited by 79
• Jones v. State 1999 Del. LEXIS 445 · cited by 79
• E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Pressman 679 A.2d 436 · cited by 78
• Nicolet, Inc. v. Nutt 525 A.2d 146 · cited by 77
• Aeroglobal Capital Management, LLC v. Cirrus Industries, Inc. 2005 Del. LEXIS 133 · cited by 77
• Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Levien 280 A.2d 717 · cited by 76
• Brehm v. Eisner 746 A.2d 244 · cited by 76
• In re Santa Fe Pacific Corp. Shareholder Litigation 669 A.2d 59 · cited by 76
• RBC Capital Markets, LLC v. Jervis 2015 Del. LEXIS 629 · cited by 75
• Ploof v. State 2013 Del. LEXIS 274 · cited by 74
• Mills Acquisition Co. v. MacMillan, Inc. 1989 Del. LEXIS 149 · cited by 74
• Hooks v. State 416 A.2d 189 · cited by 73
• White v. Panic 2001 Del. LEXIS 421 · cited by 73
• Keenan v. Eshleman 23 Del. Ch. 234 · cited by 72
• Kuhn Construction, Inc. v. Diamond State Port Corp. 2010 Del. LEXIS 98 · cited by 72
• Levine v. Smith 591 A.2d 194 · cited by 72
• Coastal Barge Corp. v. Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board 492 A.2d 1242 · cited by 71
• North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. v. Gheewalla 2007 Del. LEXIS 227 · cited by 71
• Williams v. Geier 671 A.2d 1368 · cited by 70
• Pogostin v. Rice 1984 Del. LEXIS 355 · cited by 70
• Federal United Corp. v. Havender 24 Del. Ch. 318 · cited by 68
• Flamer v. State 490 A.2d 104 · cited by 67
• Sterling v. Mayflower Hotel Corp. 33 Del. Ch. 293 · cited by 67
• Scion Breckenridge Managing Member, LLC v. ASB Allegiance Real Estate Fund 2013 Del. LEXIS 235 · cited by 67
• Kramer v. Western Pacific Industries, Inc. 1988 Del. LEXIS 257 · cited by 67
• Bailey v. State 1991 Del. LEXIS 115 · cited by 67
• Moore v. Sizemore 405 A.2d 679 · cited by 66
• Jenkins v. State 1967 Del. LEXIS 228 · cited by 64
• Outten v. State 1998 Del. LEXIS 440 · cited by 64
• Unitrin, Inc. v. American General Corp. 651 A.2d 1361 · cited by 64
• Getz v. State 1988 Del. LEXIS 42 · cited by 64
• Jardel Co., Inc. v. Hughes 1987 Del. LEXIS 1061 · cited by 64
• Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC 2015 Del. LEXIS 473 · cited by 64
• City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust v. Continental Casualty Co. 1993 Del. LEXIS 213 · cited by 64
• Deuley v. DynCorp International, Inc. 2010 Del. LEXIS 623 · cited by 64
• Lord v. Souder 2000 Del. LEXIS 125 · cited by 64
• Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. v. American Motorists Insurance Co. 616 A.2d 1192 · cited by 64
• Schnell v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 285 A.2d 437 · cited by 63
• Mayes v. State 1992 Del. LEXIS 87 · cited by 63
• Clinton v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. 2009 Del. LEXIS 394 · cited by 62
• Mills Acquisition Co. v. Macmillan, Inc. 559 A.2d 1261 · cited by 62
• Gilbert v. El Paso Co. 575 A.2d 1131 · cited by 62
• Singer v. Magnavox Co. 1977 Del. LEXIS 534 · cited by 62
• Fiduciary Trust Co. v. Fiduciary Trust Co. 445 A.2d 927 · cited by 62
• Cavalier Oil Corp. v. Harnett 1989 Del. LEXIS 325 · cited by 61
• Vanderbilt Income & Growth Associates, L.L.C. v. Arvida/JMB Managers, Inc. 1996 Del. LEXIS 458 · cited by 61
• Rabkin v. Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corp. 498 A.2d 1099 · cited by 60
• Leal v. Meeks 115 A.3d 1173 · cited by 60
• Americas Mining Corp. v. Theriault 51 A.3d 1213 · cited by 60
• Feldman v. Cutaia 2008 Del. LEXIS 249 · cited by 60
• Leacock v. State 1996 Del. LEXIS 382 · cited by 60
• Murphy v. State 1993 Del. LEXIS 422 · cited by 59
• Johnston v. Arbitrium (Cayman Islands) Handels AG 1998 Del. LEXIS 441 · cited by 59
• Appriva Shareholder Litigation Co. v. Ev3, Inc. 2007 Del. LEXIS 482 · cited by 59
• Bershad v. Curtiss-Wright Corp. 535 A.2d 840 · cited by 59
• Hooks v. State 1980 Del. LEXIS 398 · cited by 59
• Merrill v. Crothall-American, Inc. 606 A.2d 96 · cited by 59
• Zapata Corp. v. Maldonado 430 A.2d 779 · cited by 58
• Tri-Continental Corporation v. Battye 31 Del. Ch. 523 · cited by 58
• Spiegel v. Buntrock 1990 Del. LEXIS 80 · cited by 58
• Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 1982 Del. LEXIS 364 · cited by 58
• Cinerama, Inc. v. Technicolor, Inc. 663 A.2d 1156 · cited by 58
• Gotham Partners, L.P. v. Hallwood Realty Partners, L.P. 817 A.2d 160 · cited by 58
• Elf Atochem North America, Inc. v. Jaffari 1999 Del. LEXIS 111 · cited by 58
• Bailey v. State 521 A.2d 1069 · cited by 57
• Moran v. Household International, Inc. 500 A.2d 1346 · cited by 57
• Lewis v. Anderson 1984 Del. LEXIS 327 · cited by 57
• Schnell v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 1971 Del. LEXIS 272 · cited by 57
• Wootten v. Kiger 1967 Del. LEXIS 201 · cited by 57
• Solomon v. Pathe Communications Corp. 1996 Del. LEXIS 15 · cited by 57
• In Re Tri-Star Pictures, Inc., Litigation 634 A.2d 319 · cited by 57
• Robertson v. State 596 A.2d 1345 · cited by 56
• McWane Cast Iron Pipe Corp. v. McDowell-Wellman Engineering Co. 1970 Del. LEXIS 257 · cited by 56
• Malpiede v. Townson 780 A.2d 1075 · cited by 56
• Claudio v. State 585 A.2d 1278 · cited by 56
• Homestore, Inc. v. Tafeen 2005 Del. LEXIS 462 · cited by 56
• Layton v. Allen 246 A.2d 794 · cited by 55
• Desmond v. State 1994 Del. LEXIS 364 · cited by 55
• Giuricich v. Emtrol Corp. 449 A.2d 232 · cited by 55
• Kahn v. Lynch Communication Systems, Inc. 638 A.2d 1110 · cited by 55
• DCV Holdings, Inc. v. ConAgra, Inc. 2005 Del. LEXIS 537 · cited by 55
• State v. Culp 2016 Del. LEXIS 634 · cited by 55
• Malone v. Brincat 722 A.2d 5 · cited by 55
• Kerbs v. California Eastern Airways, Inc. 33 Del. Ch. 69 · cited by 54
• Capano v. State 781 A.2d 556 · cited by 54
• Kurzmann v. State 2006 Del. LEXIS 390 · cited by 53
• Keller v. Wilson Co. Inc. 21 Del. Ch. 391 · cited by 53
• United Vanguard Fund, Inc. v. TakeCare, Inc. 1997 Del. LEXIS 191 · cited by 53
• Alta Berkeley VI C v. v. Omneon, Inc. 41 A.3d 381 · cited by 53
• Michelson v. Duncan 1979 Del. LEXIS 422 · cited by 53
• Lyondell Chemical Co. v. Ryan 2009 Del. LEXIS 152 · cited by 53
• Weber v. State 547 A.2d 948 · cited by 53
• Ivanhoe Partners v. Newmont Mining Corp. 535 A.2d 1334 · cited by 52
• Nixon v. Blackwell 1993 Del. LEXIS 270 · cited by 52
• Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Lake 1991 Del. LEXIS 236 · cited by 52
• Hughes v. State 1981 Del. LEXIS 396 · cited by 52
• McWane Cast Iron Pipe Corp. v. McDowell-Wellman Engineering Co. 263 A.2d 281 · cited by 52
• Dover Historical Society v. City of Dover Planning Commission 2003 Del. LEXIS 588 · cited by 52
• Paul v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP 2009 Del. LEXIS 234 · cited by 52
• Probst v. State 547 A.2d 114 · cited by 51
• Mahani v. Edix Media Group, Inc. 2007 Del. LEXIS 389 · cited by 51
• Williams v. Geier 1996 Del. LEXIS 65 · cited by 51
• Pogostin v. Rice 480 A.2d 619 · cited by 51
• John Roane, Inc. v. Tweed 33 Del. Ch. 4 · cited by 50
• Henne v. Balick 1 Storey 369 · cited by 50
• Stifel Financial Corp. v. Cochran 2002 Del. LEXIS 393 · cited by 50
• Chavin v. Cope 243 A.2d 694 · cited by 50
• El Paso Pipeline GP Company, LLC v. Brinckerhoff 2016 Del. LEXIS 653 · cited by 50
• Graham v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 1989 Del. LEXIS 336 · cited by 50
• SIGA Technologies, Inc. v. PharmAthene, Inc. 2013 Del. LEXIS 265 · cited by 49
• Jones v. State 745 A.2d 856 · cited by 49
• Stroud v. Milliken Entersprises, Inc. 1989 Del. LEXIS 6 · cited by 49
• Layton v. Allen 1968 Del. LEXIS 256 · cited by 49
• Kahn v. M & F Worldwide Corp. 2014 Del. LEXIS 115 · cited by 49