Walker v. Lamb
Cases that cite this one
7 later published cases cite this decision.
- Alix Partners, LLP v. Giacomo Mori (Court of Chancery of Delaware 2022)
- North River Insurance v. Mine Safety Appliances Co. (Del. 2014)
- The North River Insurance Co. v. Mine (Del. 2014)
- Penton Business Media Holdings, LLC v. Informa PLC (Court of Chancery of Delaware 2018)
- Loder v. Municipal Court (Cal. 1976)
- Beasley v. Glenn (Ariz. 1974)
- Doe v. Commander, Wheaton Police Department (Md. 1974)
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Opinion
This is an appeal from the dismissal by the Court of Chancery of an action for a mandatory injunction requiring the return to the appellant of photographs and record of fingerprints taken in a criminal prosecution.
We affirm on the opinion below. See 254 A.2d 265.
The appellant relies upon Davis v. Mississippi, 394 U.S. 721, 89 S.Ct. 1394, 22 L.Ed.2d 676 (1969) and Bynum v. United States, 104 App.D.C. 368, 262 F.2d 465 (1958). Neither of these authorities creates a cause of action such as the appellant seeks to invoke here.
Moreover, the issue is now academic because the appellant has been indicted and the State unquestionably may take the fingerprint record and photographs anew. Equity will not do a useless thing.
Affirmed.
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