Legal Opinion
Smith v. Goldstein
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 9, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-97PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
In this diversity action the Court is confronted with the frequently faced and often intriguing task of deciding how a state supreme court would rule on an issue on which the state courts have not spoken. Specifically, the question is whether the Delaware Supreme Court would declare the two year statute of limitations in 10 Del.C. § 8119 1 or the three year statute of limitations in 10 Del.C. § 8106 2 to govern this case.
Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on March 18, 1977, includes three counts: (1) unlawful ouster; (2) defamation and intentional…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Scott v. PlanteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Patterson v. VincentSuperior Court of Delaware · 1948
- Hood v. McConemyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- McNeill v. TarumianzDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1956
- Heritage v. BD. OF ED., DeLaWARR SCHOOL DIST.District Court, D. Delaware · 1978
3Cited by6 opinions
- Carr v. Town of Dewey BeachDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Williams v. CarusoDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1997
- Avallone v. Wilmington Medical Center, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1982
- Pagano v. HadleyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1982
- Wright v. ICI Americas Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1993
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