Legal Opinion

Schelich v. Mayor & Council of Wilmington

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided November 9, 1909PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Action on the Case (No. 132, SeptemberTerm, 1907), to recover damages for injuries to horses and other personal property of the plaintiff.

1Opinion of the Court

Hastings, J.,

charging the jury:

Gentlemen of the jury:—This is an action by the plaintiff, Stanley Schelich, against the defendant, The Mayor and Council of Wilmington, a municipal corporation of this State, to recover damages for the loss and injury to certain property, alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendant.

It is conceded that Claymont Street, where the accident occurred, was at that time a public Street of the City of Wilmington, and it appears from the evidence that while the plaintiff in the early morning, and before daylight, of August 24th, 1909, was driving…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. 0.24148, 0.23831 AND 0.12277 ACRES OF LANDSupreme Court of Delaware · 1961
  2. McCarthy v. Mayor & Council of WilmingtonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1953

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