Legal Opinion
Le Gates v. Ennis
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided July 12, 1935No. Summons Case, No. 13PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rodney, J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
The declaration alleges the accident to have been about 6:00 P. M. on December 26th; the Statute requires a *33light one-half hour after sunset. The Court will judicially notice that the sun sets on December 26th more than one-half hour before six o’clock and therefore that a light is required by the Statute upon the class of vehicle driven by the plaintiff at the time alleged in the Declaration.
In State v. Chandler, 2 Del. (2 Harr.) 553, at page 562, it is said:
“It is a current phrase among the special pleaders, ‘that_ the almanac is a part of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Smith v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1921
- State v. ChandlerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1837
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. CaplanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Price Ex Rel. National Retailers Mut. Ins. v. DerricksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Hill v. DaySuperior Court of Delaware · 1938