Lyda Ann Q. THOMAS, Individually and as Custodian for Eliza McIntyre Thomas, Ian Thomas, Taylor Thomas, and Zachary Cecil Kempner Thomas, and J. Redmond Thomas, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. Harris L. KEMPNER, Sr., Harris L. Kempner, Jr., Thomas L. James, Cecile Kempner, I. H. Kempner, Peter K. Thompson, Harris K. Weston, Alan Pryce-Jones, and Sugarland Industries, […]
Category: Delaware Court Opinions
CRESCENT/MACH v. DR PEPPER BOTTLING, 962 A.2d 205 (Del. 2008)
CRESCENT/MACH I PARTNERS L.P., Jefferies Co., Inc., Shared Opportunity Fund II LLC, Shared Opportunity Fund IIB LP, TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Investments Partners, L.P., TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Partners, L.P., TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Trust, TCW Leveraged Income Trust, L.P., TCW Leveraged Income Trust II, L.P., Brown University, Richard Handler Martha Handler, Petitioners Below, Appellants, v. DR PEPPER BOTTLING CO. OF […]
THOROUGHGOOD v. STATE, 0702010766 (Del.Super. 6-1-2010)
KIMBERLY A. THOROUGHGOOD, Appellant/Defendant Below, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Appellee. Cr. A. No. 0702010766.Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.Submitted: March 24, 2010. Decided: June 1, 2010. UPON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS AFFIRMED. Raymond J. Otlowski, Esquire, Newark, Delaware, Attorney for Appellant-Defendant below. Barzilai K. Axelrod, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, […]
SPRUANCE, ET AL. v. SPRUANCE, 35 Del. Ch. 188 (1955)
113 A.2d 877 MARGARET HALSEY SPRUANCE; MARGARET HALSEY SPRUANCE, next friend of MARGARET G. SPRUANCE, a minor child, WILLIAM HALSEY SPRUANCE, a minor child, and ALICE LEA SPRUANCE II, a minor child, v. PRESTON LEA SPRUANCE. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle. May 13, 1955. Page 189 Arthur G. Logan, of Logan, Marvel, Boggs […]
YANCY v. NATIONWIDE GEN. INS. COM., 04C-05-166-MJB (Del.Super. 2006)
Aretha Connelly-Yancy v. Nationwide General Insurance Company. C.A. No. 04C-05-166-MJB.Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County. Decided: April 27, 2006. Kenneth M. Roseman, Esquire, Ciconte, Roseman, Wasserman, 1300 King Street, Box 1126, Wilmington, Delaware 19899. Charles P. Coates, III, Esquire, Christiana Executive Campus, 131 Continental Drive, Suite 40, Newark, Delaware 19713. M. JANE BRADY, Judge. […]
DADDS v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, 251 A.2d 559 (Del. 1969)
Fay L. DADDS and Betty C. Dadds, Defendants Below, Appellants, v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. Supreme Court of Delaware. February 24, 1969. Page 560 Upon appeal from Superior Court. Reversed and remanded for trial. B. Wilson Redfearn, of Tybout Redfearn, Wilmington, for defendants below, appellants. Richard E. Poole, of Potter, […]
MATTER OF SLAUGHTER BEACH WATER CO., 427 A.2d 893 (Del. 1981)
In the Matter of Application of SLAUGHTER BEACH WATER COMPANY for a General Increase In Rates, Filed April 3, 1979. Supreme Court of Delaware.Submitted March 12, 1981. Decided March 24, 1981. Page 894 Upon appeal from Superior Court. Affirmed. John Terence Jaywork (argued) of Hudson, Jones Jaywork, Dover, for appellant Town of Slaughter Beach. James […]
KELLY v. MCKESSON HBOC, 99C-09-265 WCC (Del.Super. 1-17-2002)
JUDY KELLY, HARRIETTE OWENS WALDRON, SCOTT SYMONS and MICHAEL PUTNICK, Plaintiffs, v. MCKESSON HBOC, INC., MARK A. PULIDO, CHARLES W. MCCALL and RICHARD H. HAWKINS, Defendants. C.A. No. 99C-09-265 WCCSuperior Court of Delaware, New Castle CountySubmitted: October 18, 2001 Decided: January 17, 2002 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Denied. Defendant McKesson HBOC, Inc.’s Motion […]
STATE v. SEYMOUR, 1 Houston Criminal 508 (1877)
THE STATE v. HENRY SEYMOUR. Court of General Sessions of Delaware, Kent County. October Term, 1877. Henry Seymour, negro, was indicted for an assault and battery committed on James Brown, negro, with intent to kill and murder him. Brown was a servant at the Capital Hotel in Dover, and in the morning of the 4th […]
HUDSON v. CIAMPOLI, 09C-09-085 (MJB) (Del.Super. 2-19-2010)
HAROLD HUDSON, Personal Administrator of the ESTATE OF CONSTANCE CLANCY, KATHLEEN MCCOOL, KAREN TOROTRELLA, and PATRICIA PRUITT, Plaintiffs. v. JOSEPH CIAMPOLI, D.P.M., FIRST STATE FOOT ANKLE, P.A., LLC, PAUL SABINI, M.D., Individually and d/b/a THE CENTER FOR SURGICAL ARTS, and CS MEDICAL, LLC, Defendants. C.A. No. 09C-09-085 (MJB).Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.Submitted: November […]
SLATER v. COLE, 541 A.2d 595 (Del.Super. 1988)
Marlene L. SLATER, Appellant, v. Draper King COLE, Appellee. Superior Court of Delaware, Kent County.Submitted: January 4, 1988. Decided: February 17, 1988. Upon Appeal from a Decision of the Industrial Accident Board. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Joseph F. Leszcz, Dover, for appellant. J.R. Julian, Wilmington, for appellee. OPINION RIDGELY, Judge. Marlene L. Slater (“claimant”) appeals the […]
GRAHAM v. COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO., 41 Del. Ch. 580 (1964)
200 A.2d 828 WILLIAM AXER GRAHAM, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant, Appellee. Supreme Court of Delaware. May 21, 1964. Page 581 Thomas J. Healy, Jr., of Metten, Healy Collins, Wilmington, for plaintiff. Robert H. Richards and E. Norman Veasey, of Richards, Layton Finger, Wilmington, for defendant. TERRY, C.J., and WOLCOTT […]
IN RE AUDITORIUM, 46 Del. 430 (1951)
84 A.2d 598 THE AUDITORIUM, INC., a corporation of the State of Delaware, IN RELATION TO THE APPLICATION OF JAMES P. WARD, concerning the premises known as No. 704 West Eleventh Street, Wilmington, Delaware. Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County. October 30, 1951. Page 431 RICHARDS, P.J., sitting. David F. Anderson (of Berl, Potter […]
MAICHLE v. SKYMAN, 08C-08-040 CLS (Del.Super. 11-22-2011)
NICOLE MAICHLE, Plaintiff, v. PER SKYMAN, Defendant. C.A. No. 08C-08-040 CLS.Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.Date Submitted: November 22, 2011. Date Decided: November 22, 2011. Findings After Bench Trial. Robert C. McDonald, Esq., Wilmington, DE, Attorney for Plaintiff. William R. Stewart, III, Esq., Wilmington, DE, Attorney for Defendant. ORDER SCOTT, J. Page 2 Introduction […]
LOWBER’S ADMINISTRATOR v. RUSSOM, 1 Del. Cas. 530 (1815)
Clayton’s Notebook, 45 THOMAS LOWBER’S ADMINISTRATOR v. WILLIAM RUSSOM. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. May, 1815. In this case it was resolved by THE COURT: 1. That it is no part of the duty of a recorder to record a warrant of attorney relating to personal estate; and that although that officer […]
McCLURE v. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF WILMINGTON, 06C-12-235 (Del.Super. 1-12-2009)
McClure, Plaintiff, v. Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Inc., et al., Defendant. C.A. No. 06C-12-235.Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County. January 12, 2009. ORDER CALVIN L. SCOTT, Jr., Judge. AND NOW, TO WIT, this 12th day of January 2009, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s request that a nurse employed by Plaintiff attend and tape record the […]
BROWN v. INSURANCE EQUITIES CORP., 187 A. 18 (Del.Ch. 1936)
BROWN v. INSURANCE EQUITIES CORPORATION. Court of Chancery of Delaware. July 11, 1936. Proceeding between Merton L. Brown, receiver of Underwriters Finance Corporation, and the Insurance Equities Corporation, a corporation of the State of Missouri, wherein the General American Life Insurance Company filed a petition for leave to foreclose and sell collateral held with notes […]
BILTON v. BAYER, 02C-11-153-JRJ (Del.Super. 2005)
Jerry A. Bilton, et al v. Bayer Corporation, et al. C.A. No. 02C-11-153-JRJ.Superior Court of Delaware. May 3, 2005. John A. Elzufon, Esq., Colleen Shields, Esq., Elzufon Auston Reardon, Tarlov Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, DE. Paul A. Bradley, Esq., McCarter English, LLP, Wilmington, DE. Richard Galperin, Esq., Morris, James, Hitchens Williams, Wilmington, DE. Mason E. Turner, […]
PACZKOWSKI v. STATE, 765 A.2d 952 (Del. 2000)
JOSEPH S. PACZKOWSKI, Defendant Below-Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below-Appellee. No. 490, 2000.Supreme Court of Delaware. November 27, 2000. Appeal from Superior Court, Sussex County, CrA S99-05-0080R2. APPEAL DISMISSED. Unpublished Opinion is below. JOSEPH S. PACZKOWSKI, Defendant Below-Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below-Appellee. No. 490, 2000. In the Supreme Court of the State […]
STATE FARM FIRE v. LABORERS E. ORG., 07C-12-156-JRJ (Del.Super. 4-20-2009)
State Farm Fire Casualty Insurance Company (a/s/o Cruz Hernandez), Plaintiff, v. Laborers Eastern Organization Fund and John Blyden, Defendants. C.A. No. 07C-12-156-JRJ.Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.Date Submitted: October 22, 2008. Date Decided: January 13, 2009, Date Corrected: April 20, 2009. Upon Defendant Laborers Eastern Organization Fund’s Motion to Vacate the Default Judgment: DENIED. […]