Sinnott v. Thompson

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendants-appellants, James Robert Sinnott (“Sinnott”) and Catherine A. Pepper a/k/a/ Catherine Sinnott (“Pepper”) (collectively, the “appellants”) appeal from a Superior Court decision denying their motion for summary judgment in this matter arising from a single-vehicle accident caused by a Delaware resident in North Carolina, while operating a motor vehicle registered in Delaware. The appellants contend that the Superior Court erred as a matter of law by holding that Delaware’s law of comparative negligence, and not North Carolina’s law of contributory negligence,…