Legal Opinion
Ford v. Ja-Sin
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 5, 1980PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’HARA, Judge.
Presently before the Court in this stairway trip-and-fall case is a defense motion for summary judgment. Reading the record in a light most favorable to the non-moving parties, Bailey v. Pennington, Del.Supr., 406 A.2d 44 (1979), the following facts appear.
On September 28, 1975, defendant 1 leased a residential dwelling to the King family in Selbyville, Delaware. The building was a two story detached house with a garage and work area on the first floor and living quarters on the second floor. The first floor area was retained by defendant for its own use; the second floor…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bailey v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
- Brown v. Robyn Realty Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1976
- Young v. SaroukosSupreme Court of Delaware · 1963
- Grochowski v. StewartSuperior Court of Delaware · 1961
- Hoksch v. Stratford Apartments, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- O'CAIN v. Harvey Freeman and Sons, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Wright v. MoffittSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Stoltz Management Co. v. Consumer Affairs BoardSupreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- Asper v. HaffleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Miley v. Harmony Mill Ltd. PartnershipDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1992
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