Legal Opinion
Sammons Ex Rel. Sammons v. Ridgeway
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 30, 1972PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice:
In this negligence action, the determinative question is whether violation of a State Board of Education regulation, governing the operation of school buses, constitutes negligence per se.
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A Statute of this State, 14 Del.C. § 2901, 1 requires the State Board of Education, “by and with the advice of the Motor Vehicle Commissioner”, to “adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with the motor vehicle laws of this State to govern the * * * operation of all school busses used for the transportation of school children * *
Pursuant to that mandate, the Board of Education…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Douglas v. Edgewater Park Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1963
- Major v. Waverly & Ogden, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Nance v. ReesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1960
- Steiner v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1955
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3Cited by38 opinions
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