Legal Opinion

Rodgers v. Erickson Air-Crane Co.

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided July 30, 1999No. C.A. 98C-07-014 WTQPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

QUILLEN, Judge.

This action for personal injuries arose from an accident that occurred during helicopter lift operations. Plaintiffs Edward and Denise Rodgers (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint asserting negligence claims against, inter alios, the owners of the helicopter, Erickson Air-Crane Co., L.L.C. and The Erickson Company (collectively “Erickson”). Plaintiffs subsequently filed an Amended Complaint asserting, at Count V, an additional claim of absolute liability against Erickson pursuant to 2 Del. C. § 305 (1993).

The matter presently comes before the Court on Erickson’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Coastal Barge Corp. v. Coastal Zone Industrial Control BoardSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
  2. Nix v. SawyerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1983
  3. State Ex Rel. Birckhead v. SammonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936
  4. Green v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
  5. Whitlock v. Duke UniversityDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1986

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Harrington v. NordentoftDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2023

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