Legal Opinion
Biloon's Electrical Service, Inc. v. City of Wilmington
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided March 28, 1979PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LONGOBARDI, Judge.
This is an action for compensatory and punitive damages arising out of the destruction of Plaintiffs’ appliance repair shop by fire on October 20, 1975. Plaintiffs allege that the destruction of their place of business was a result of the City’s failure to provide adequate police and fire protection. The Defendant municipality has moved for summary judgment.
Late in the afternoon of October 20,1975, a civil disturbance developed in Wilmington in the area bounded by Third Street on the south, Fifth Street on the north, Broom Street on the west and Jackson Street on the east.…
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