Legal Opinion
United States v. Cumberbatch
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 5, 1994No. 405, 1993PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VEASEY, Chief Justice:
The following question of law was certified by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “District Court”), and was accepted by this Court on November 24, 1993:
Do the survivors asserting a claim under 10 Del.C. § 8724 who would have a valid claim for money damages if the evidence showed that the [death of the decedent was made more probable] 1 as a result of a defendant’s malpractice, have a claim for money damages where the evidence shows that the decedent probably would have died absent the malpractice, but the malpractice is shown to have…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Kramer v. Lewisville Memorial HospitalTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Jardel Co., Inc. v. HughesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
- Cooper v. Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1971
- Culver v. BennettSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Matsuyama v. BirnbaumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Contois v. Town of West WarwickSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
- United States v. AndersonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
- Kardos v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
- Gill v. BurressCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2012
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