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Gentry v. Wilmington Trust Company

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided March 31, 1970No. Civ. A. 3605PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CALEB M. WRIGHT, Chief Judge.

This is an action brought by Wilmer H. Gentry (Gentry) and his wife, Jean Gentry for personal injuries and loss of services caused by Gentry’s fall from a scaffold in the city of Wilmington, Delaware, on March 8, 1968. Gentry was an employee of Frederick G. Krapf & Son, Inc., at the time of the accident, and he was engaged in making repairs on a building owned by defendant Wilmington Truck Company (Wilmington Trust). The scaffold in use was furnished by defendant 100 West Tenth Street Corp. (100 West Tenth). Wilmington Trust is the parent…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Inman v. Binghamton Housing AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. EARLY SETTLERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. SchweidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
  5. Gelfand v. Tanner Motor Tours, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Fehl v. S. W. C. Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1977
  2. Scott Paper Company v. Scott's Liquid Gold, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1974
  3. Waters v. Deutz Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1983
  4. Simpson v. Thiele, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1972
  5. Melia v. Les Grands Chais de FranceDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1991

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