Legal Opinion
Wilkes v. Melice
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided November 2, 1953No. 542PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, J.:
On June 9, 1952, defendant Taber’s automobile, proceeding north on Route 202 in this State, collided with a tractor trailer being operated in a southerly direction by defendant Melice. Defendants Pontino were the owners of the truck. Plaintiff was a passenger in defendant Taber’s machine and has sued all four of the named defendants for injuries sustained in the accident. The defendant Taber has filed a motion for summary judgment upon the ground that plaintiff was a guest within the meaning of Title 21, § 6101, 1953 Del. Code 1 and is not entitled to recover against her. It is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilmington Country Club v. Delaware Liquor CommissionSuperior Court of Delaware · 1952
- Kerstetter v. ElfmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Engle v. PolandSuperior Court of Delaware · 1952
- Elliott v. CamperSuperior Court of Delaware · 1937
- Ernest v. BellvilleOhio Court of Appeals · 1936
3Cited by15 opinions
- Truitt v. GainesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1961
- Matas v. GreenSuperior Court of Delaware · 1961
- James Walter Truitt, a Minor, by Howard Truitt, His Next Friend, and Pearl L. Truitt, and Howard Truitt, Individually v. Russell Lowell GainesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Cook v. PryorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Hessler, Inc. v. FarrellSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
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