Legal Opinion
Hunt ex rel. DeSombre v. State, Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 25, 2013No. 488, 2012PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERGER, Justice:
This appeal involves alleged torts and a civil rights violation, arising from a police officer’s interrogation of a young child at school. The Superior Court granted summary judgment to the State and all other remaining defendants. Viewing the record in the light most favorable to the child, we hold that there is sufficient evidence to support all claims except the battery claim. Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
Factual and Procedural Background
On January 30, 2008, David McDowell, Vice Principal of the Richard A. Shields Elementary School, asked Delaware…
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