Eudaily v. Harmon Ex Rel. Harmon

In this medical malpractice case, we are asked to determine: (1) whether 10 Del.C. § 3104, 1 the Delaware Long-Arm Statute, applies to a defendant who was a resident of Delaware at the time the cause of action arose in Delaware but who later, before the time of the commencement of the suit, became a nonresident; and (2) whether § 3104 is operable when the cause of action arose prior to its enactment into law.

I

The facts in this appeal are undisputed and are as follows: In September 1978, the plaintiffs filed a complaint against the defendant physician and his hospital alleging that, in…