Legal Opinion
Blair v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 31, 1974PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice:
This appeal submits for decision a sovereign immunity defense by the State of Delaware to a claim arising out of incarceration in a Delaware Correctional institution.
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Plaintiff, formerly a Federal prisoner, alleges that while incarcerated in the New Castle County Correctional Institution he was attacked by a fellow prisoner and that defendants, including the State, were negligent in permitting such assault. The Superior Court granted the State’s motion to dismiss the action on the ground that it is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity whether the claim be regarded as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Shellhorn & Hill, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
- George & Lynch, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- Wilmington Housing Authority v. Williamson Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- Wilmington Housing Authority v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandSupreme Court of Delaware · 1946
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- William Oscar Hampton v. Holmesburg Prison Officials. Appeal of Richard BurkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Browne v. RobbSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
- Choate, Hall & Stewart v. SCA Services, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Guardian Construction Co. v. Tetra Tech Richardson, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1990
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