Burley v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware dismissed the appeal because it lacked jurisdiction over an appeal from a Court of Chancery Magistrate’s final report while exceptions remained pending before a Vice Chancellor. The report was not appealable because the parties had not stipulated to final adjudication by the Magistrate and the Court of Chancery had not adopted the report. Burley could not unilaterally waive further trial-level review to create appellate jurisdiction.