Legal Opinion
Sadler v. New Castle County
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 26, 1989PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
This is an appeal from the grant of summary judgment by the Superior Court in favor of certain governmental entities and their employees who participated in the rescue of the plaintiff, Kenneth Lee Sadler, 1 after he was injured in a fall in the Brandy-wine River. In his Superior Court action, Sadler contended that the individuals who participated in the rescue and the governmental entities who employed or controlled them, New Castle County (the “County”), Talleyville Fire Company (“Talleyville”), and the City of Wilmington (the “City”), were negligent in selecting an unduly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. CatesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- Fiat Motors of North America, Inc. v. Mayor of WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- Sadler v. New Castle CountySuperior Court of Delaware · 1987
- Porter v. Delmarva Power & Light Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1984
- McNally v. Town of FreeportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
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3Cited by35 opinions
- New Castle County v. Hartford Accident And Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Randall v. Fairmont City Police DepartmentWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
- Johnson v. Maryland State PoliceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- New Castle County v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Moore v. Wilmington Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
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