Legal Opinion
Sussex County, Del. v. Morris
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 26, 1992PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
This appeal from the Superior Court involves the scope of immunity conferred upon a county official under the County and Municipal Tort Claims Act, 10 Del.C. § 4010-4013 (the “Act”), and the agency relationship of that official to the county. The appellee, E. Stanley Morris (“Morris”), sued Sussex County, Delaware (“Sussex”), and Frank Blake, Jr. (“Blake”),1 a Sussex constable, for injuries Morris sustained while in Blake’s custody and being conveyed in Blake’s own automobile to the Delaware State Hospital (the “State Hospital”) pursuant to an involuntary commitment order.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gilbert v. El Paso Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1990
- Vanderpool v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Beckenstein v. Potter & Carrier, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Storey v. CamperSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
- Sadler v. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Fisher v. Townsends, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1997
- J.L. v. BarnesSuperior Court of Delaware · 2011
- Triple C Railcar Service, Inc. v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Higgins v. WallsSuperior Court of Delaware · 2005
- McCaffrey v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 2016
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