Legal Opinion
Thomas v. King
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 30, 1953PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tunnell,
Justice, delivering the opinion of the court.
Prior to the events with which this action is concerned, the plaintiff, Thomas, was employed as an engineer in the United States Corps of Engineers, and one of the defendants, John Rodney King (hereinafter called simply “the defendant” or “King”), was a member of a firm of contractors doing marine salvage work and was also engaged individually both in sales distribution of explosives and in construction blasting.
Late in 1947, when Thomas was about h> be released from government employment, or early in 1948, after his release, Thomas and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Blish v. Thompson Automatic Arms Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1948
- Henderson v. Plymouth Oil Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1928
- Chalfant v. ReinhardtSupreme Court of Delaware · 1921
- Pierce v. WahlSupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Thomas v. KingCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1953
3Cited by4 opinions
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