Legal Opinion

Trievel v. Sabo

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided August 3, 1998No. 233, 1997PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARTNETT, Justice.

This appeal from the Superior Court arises out of a collision between a motor vehicle and a bicycle which resulted in the death of the bicyclist, Sharon Trievel (“Trievel”). We consider whether, under Delaware’s comparative negligence statute, 10 Del.C. § 8132, it was proper for the trial judge to have granted the motion of Defendant/Below-Appellee, Frederick L. Sabo, Sr., for judgment dismissing the ease at the conclusion of plaintiffs’ evidence, although the trial judge had indicated that there was a factual issue as to whether Sabo’s negligence was a proximate cause of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Culver v. BennettSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
  2. Eustice v. RupertSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  3. Mazda Motor Corp. v. LindahlSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
  4. Ebersole v. LowengrubSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
  5. Junge v. BrothersOhio Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by19 opinions

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