Legal Opinion
Frombach v. Gilbert Associates, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided November 10, 1967PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAREY, Justice.
This case comes to us upon certification by the Superior Court. We accepted it because the questions raised are of first impression in Delaware and a determination in defendant’s favor will terminate the case, thus avoiding a lengthy and expensive trial.
The questions certified are these:
“I. Does the Delaware Savings Statute (10 Del.C. Section 8117) apply in a case where a tort is committed in Pennsylvania, which has no equivalent Savings Statute, but where suit is timely brought in the federal court of Delaware, and is dismissed after the running of the Statute of Limitations…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cope v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Momand v. Universal Film Exchanges, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Pack v. Beech Aircraft CorporationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1957
- Lewis v. Pawnee Bill's Wild West Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1907
- Wilt v. SmackDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Layton v. AllenSupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
- Patricia A. Lyon v. James A. Whisman Whisman & Associates, P.A., Patricia A. Lyon v. James A. Whisman Whisman & Associates, P.A. James A. Whisman, Jr., Whisman & Associates, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- McKinney v. Fairchild International, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- Lyon v. WhismanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Leavy v. SaundersSuperior Court of Delaware · 1974
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