Legal Opinion
Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. Delmarva Power & Light Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 27, 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WRIGHT, Judge.
Minor plaintiff, Robert E. Johnson, Jr., was injured on April 20, 1970, as a result of coming into contact with a piece of electrical equipment owned and maintained by the defendant, Delmarva Power and Light Company. This action is brought by the minor’s next friend, Robert E. Johnson, to recover damages arising from his son’s injuries.
On the date of the incident, plaintiff, then thirteen years old, was playing with one of his pet pigeons in a field near his home which is also adjacent to defendant’s North Wilmington Power Substation. Structures of this type are used in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hyndman v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Hercules Powder Company v. DiSabatinoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1963
- HOFF EX REL. HOFF v. Natural Refining Products Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- Costanza v. Pittsburgh Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Travers v. TraversSuperior Court of Delaware · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Delmarva Power & Light Co. v. BurrowsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Porter v. Delmarva Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- Pietuszka & Gallucio Builders, Inc. v. McTaggart Ex Rel. McTaggartSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
- Space v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1983