Legal Opinion
E.I. duPont De Nemours & Co. v. Florida Evergreen Foliage
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 6, 1999No. 205, 1999PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
This Court has accepted a certified question of law from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 41(a). The question of law concerns the ability of a litigant who signed a settlement and release of a tort claim to bring suit against the released party for fraudulent inducement. We conclude, in answer to the certified question, that, under Delaware law, a tort claimant fraudulently induced to execute a release may opt either for rescission or a separate suit for fraud with damages calculated on the difference between…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Stephenson v. Capano Development, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Adams v. JankouskasSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Bilotti v. Accurate Forming Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- Stone v. WallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Hob Tea Room, Inc. v. MillerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
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3Cited by79 opinions
- Green Leaf Nursery v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Mazzoni Farms, Inc. v. EI DuPont De Nemours and Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Florida Evergreen Foliage v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Matsuura v. EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2003
- Exotics Hawaii-Kona, Inc. v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2007
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