University of Delaware v. Munson

CAREY, Justice:

This is a wrongful death action brought by the decedent’s father, Samuel W. Mun-son, against the University of Delaware. The claim against the University includes a survival action to recover medical ex penses, but that portion of the case is not pertinent to this appeal.

The decedent, Jeffrey Munson, was an 18-year-old first-year student at the University of Delaware. He resided on the third floor of Sharp Hall, a University dormitory. He died as the result of a fall from the third-floor level down the stairwell of Sharp Hall. The complaint charged negligence by failing to…