Legal Opinion
Gallegher v. Davis
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided January 13, 1936No. 26PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, C. J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
The allegations of damage are insufficient within the rules of pléading announced by this Court in Bullitt v. Delaware Bus Co., 7 W. W. Harr. (37 Del.) 62, 180 A. 519. The special demurrer is sustained.
The questions raised by the general demurrer demand consideration.
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2Cases cited33 opinions
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Naudzius v. LahrMichigan Supreme Court · 1931
- Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Dague v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1981
- Johnson v. HassettNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
- Sidle v. MajorsIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
- Kofron v. Amoco Chemicals Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Tighe v. DiamondOhio Supreme Court · 1948
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