Legal Opinion
Richmond Ex Rel. Richmond v. Knowles
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided March 24, 1970PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STIFTEL, President Judge.
A relatively new statute defines the liability of an occupier of land for injuries to a non-paying guest. It provides:
25 Del.Code § 1421.
“No person who comes onto premises occupied by another person as his guest without payment shall have a cause of action for damages against the occupier of the premises unless such accident was intentional on the part of the occupier or was caused by his wilful or wanton disregard of the rights of others.” 1
Defendant, Martin Knowles, filed this motion for summary judgment against the minor plaintiff, Scott Richmond, who was bitten by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mumford v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- Cochran v. AbercrombieDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Maher v. VossSuperior Court of Delaware · 1951
- Reardon v. Exchange Furniture Store, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1936
- Fahey v. SayerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Cropper v. Rego Distribution Center, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1982
- Woods v. Prices Corner Shopping Center Merchants Ass'nSuperior Court of Delaware · 1988
- Handy v. Uniroyal, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- Stratford Apartments, Inc. v. FlemingSupreme Court of Delaware · 1973
- Facciolo v. FACCIOLO CONSTRUCTION COMPANYSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
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