Legal Opinion
Richards v. Hamon
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 20, 1962No. 49 and 50PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Southerland, Chief Justice.
The questions raised in this case are mainly procedural; but two of the rulings below require review.
On October 15, 1959, appellee Hamon filed a complaint against the executrix of the estate of Leonard Richards, Jr., seeking to recover damages for injuries suffered in an automobile accident in which Richards lost his life. On November 9, 1959, a similar complaint was filed against the estate by the Sentman appellees.
The executrix did not appear in either suit for more than a year later; and on January 29, 1960, plaintiffs moved for and were granted judgments by…
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