Legal Opinion
DeAngelis v. Harrison
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 28, 1993PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
In this appeal from the Superior Court, the appellants contend that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a new trial in view of the inadequacy of the award of damages and allegedly improper comments of counsel. We conclude that the comments of defendants’ counsel in closing argument before the jury were clearly improper and it was error for the trial court to refuse to provide a curative instruction. Accordingly, we reverse.
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The Superior Court action involved a claim for personal injuries resulting from an automobile accident. The plaintiff-appellant, 1 Deborah Lynn…
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