VENERA CASSON, DANNIQUE ) CASSON, & CLARENCE ADAMS V. CARY NORRIS

── VENERA CASSON, DANNIQUE ) CASSON, & CLARENCE ADAMS V. CARY NORRIS ── Court: Court of Chancery of Delaware Date: May 07, 2026 Category: General IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE VENERA CASSON, DANNIQUE ) CASSON, & CLARENCE ADAMS ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 2026-0103-JRB ) CARY NORRIS, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER WHEREAS, on January 23, 2026, Plaintiffs Venera Casson (“Venera”), Dannique Casson (“Dannique”), and Clarence Adams (“Clarence” and collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a Verified Complaint (“Complaint”) seeking a declaratory order and equitable relief to protect and preserve real property against Defendant Cary Norris (“Defendant”); 1 Plaintiffs request the Court find that Plaintiffs have certain rights and interests in the property located at 4 Iris Place, Newark, DE 19702 (“Subject Property”) and modify or terminate the life estate of Defendant in the Subject Property; 2 1 I use first names for clarity only and intend no disrespect or familiarity. 2 Pls. Compl., Docket Item (“D.I.”) 1. 1  WHEREAS, on or about June 27, 2025, Perth Norris (“Decedent”), died intestate;3 at the time of her death she was legally married to Defendant; and she was also survived by her three children, Plaintiffs;4 WHEREAS, at the time of her death, the Decedent solely owned the Subject Property;5 WHEREAS, Venera filed a Petition for Authority to Act as Personal Representative of the Estate of Decedent on or about September 19, 2025, 6 and letters of administration were granted to Venera on or about September 22, 2025; 7 WHEREAS, on or about February 10, 2026, Defendant was personally served with a copy of the Complaint;8 WHEREAS, on or about March 9, 2026, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Expedite; 9 WHEREAS, I held a hearing on the Motion to Expedite, by use of the Zoom platform, on or about April 1, 2026; Plaintiffs appeared for the hearing, however 3 April 20, 2026 Hr’g Tr. 04:19-24. 4 See IMO Perth Alicia Norris, 191212 JRC, D.I. 2. 5 Ex. P-1. 6 See IMO Perth Alicia Norris, 191212 JRC, D.I. 2. 7 See IMO Perth Alicia Norris, 191212 JRC, D.I. 3; see also Tr. 05:03-12. 8 D.I. 3. 9 Pls. Mot. to Expedite, D.I. 5. 2 Defendant did not appear; and, at the conclusion of the hearing, I granted the Motion to Expedite; 10 WHEREAS, trial on Zoom on the Complaint was scheduled for April 13, 2026;11 the Court mailed, and emailed, notice of the trial date to the parties on April 1, 2026; 12 and, on or about April 7, 2026, Venera mailed a copy of the letter scheduling the hearing to Defendant; 13 WHEREAS, the parties convened on Zoom on April 13, 2026 for trial before the Court; Defendant requested the trial be continued as he needed to go to the hospital to receive urgent medical care; I granted the continuance request, rescheduled trial to April 20, 2026 and ordered Defendant to provide proof of going to the hospital on or before April 17, 2026; 14 and Defendant failed to file the ordered documentation on or before April 17, 2026, or thereafter; WHEREAS, the parties reconvened for trial on April 20, 2026 on the Zoom platform; all parties appeared and all parties testified;15 10 Apr. 1, 2026 Jud. Act. Form, D.I. 12. 11 Id. 12 D.I. 13. 13 D.I. 14-15. 14 Apr. 13, 2026 Jud. Act. Form, D.I. 16. 15 The evidentiary hearing was held on the Zoom platform and was recorded for purposes of exceptions; a court-reporter was also present, but a final transcript is not yet available. This Order is being issued now in the interest of resolving this proceeding without undue delay. Through this Order, I emphasize only the evidence that was most crucial to my