Legal Opinion
Cook v. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 28, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 3390PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEEL, District Judge.
On November 1, 1966, Albert A. Cook, the alleged common-law husband of the plaintiff, Betty Lou Cook, died as a result of being struck in Delaware by a tractor-trailer owned by the corporate defandant, Carolina Freight Carriers Corp., and operated by the individual defendant, Henry Schronce, Jr. Thereafter, plaintiff, claiming to be the “widow” of the decedent, Albert A. Cook, filed an action under 10 Del.C. § 3704(b) against defendants based upon their alleged negligence. 10 Del.C. § 3704(b) provides:
“Whenever death is occasioned by unlawful violence or…
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