Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Cahill
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 2, 2003No. 630,2001PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Justice:
In this appeal, Appellant Darryl Alexander seeks reversal of the judgment of the Superior Court in a personal injury case and a new trial against Appellees Frank Cahill and LeHane’s Bus Service. We conclude that the trial judge erred by allowing a police officer to give his lay opinion on the cause of the accident, and by admitting evidence of third-party settlements contrary to Delaware Rule of Evidence 408. Although not warranting reversal on its own, we deem it necessary to address whether a party must assert the “Choice of Evils” defense in the pleadings or in a pretrial…
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