Legal Opinion

Schorah v. Carey

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided January 3, 1975PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFFY, Justice:

This appeal brings up for review an order of the Superior Court granting summary judgment to defendants in an action for personal injuries sustained by an eight-year-old child. The pertinent facts appear in the opinion of the Trial Court, Del.Super., 318 A.2d 610 (1974).

The Court tested plaintiffs’ right to recovery against the provisions of the Restatement of Torts § 339 (2d ed.). We approve the rule of that section which is accepted by the great majority of American courts and which reads as follows:

“§ 339. Artificial Conditions Highly Dangerous to Trespassing Children

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wilson v. TweedSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
  2. Schilz v. Walter Kassuba, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Jones v. JulianSupreme Court of Delaware · 1963
  4. Adams v. KlineSuperior Court of Delaware · 1968
  5. Harry Novicki, a Minor, by Harlan Novicki, His Guardian, and Harlan Novicki and Mary Novicki v. Blaw-Knox Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Realty Growth Investors v. Council of Unit OwnersSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
  2. J. A. Jones Construction Co. v. City of DoverSuperior Court of Delaware · 1977
  3. Allstate Auto Leasing Co. v. CaldwellSuperior Court of Delaware · 1978
  4. Wiles v. MetzgerNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Morris v. BlakeSuperior Court of Delaware · 1988

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