Legal Opinion
O'CONNOR v. Diamond State Telephone Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 12, 1985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUSH, Judge.
This is the Court’s decision on defendants’ motion for summary judgment in an action for personal injuries sustained in a work-related accident. The issues presented are whether the facts, when viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, prove as a matter of law that (1) the defendants owed no duty to the plaintiff, and (2) the plaintiff was contributorily negligent.
Plaintiff was a lineman employed by Project Packaging, Inc. (Project). Pursuant to a contract with Storer Cable Communications d/b/a General Television of Delaware (Storer), Project agreed to install cable…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rabar v. EI duPont De Nemours & Co., Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1980
- Rose v. Missouri District Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- Robert Manning v. New York Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Murphy v. Rochester Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- Niblett v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanySuperior Court of Delaware · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Fisher v. Townsends, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1997
- Craig v. A.A.R. Realty Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1989
- Figgs v. Bellevue Holding Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1994
- Handler Corp. v. TlapechcoSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
- Kuczynski v. McLaughlinSuperior Court of Delaware · 2003
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