Carlisle v. White

OPINION

MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.

This action arises from an automobile accident which occurred in Wilmington, Delaware. Plaintiff Clarence Carlisle, a Florida resident, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by defendant J. B. Brye, a Delaware resident, when it struck a vehicle driven by defendant Charles T. White, also a Delaware resident. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds $10,-000. Before the Court is defendant Brye’s motion for summary judgment.

On a motion for summary…