Legal Opinion

Fox v. Fox

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided May 20, 1999No. 441, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALSH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment barring recovery by a minor for injuries sustained when her foot slid under a riding lawnmower operated by her grandmother. The Superior Court, after considering cross-motions for summary judgment, held in a bench ruling that the provisions of 25 Del.C. § 1501, Delaware’s premises guest statute, applied and precluded recovery. The plaintiff contends that the Superior Court erred in dismissing her claims based on the attractive nuisance doctrine as a logical extension of this Court’s ruling in Porter v. Delmarva Power & Light…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Courtell v. McEachenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Jones v. BillingsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
  3. Schneider v. CoeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
  4. BARBARISI EX REL. BARBARISI v. CarusoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957
  5. Bosin v. Oak Lodge Sanitary District No. 1Oregon Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by6 opinions

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