Legal Opinion

Thompson v. D'ANGELO

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided April 29, 1974PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Vice Chancellor:

Appellant, Charles C. Thompson, Sr., as administrator of the estate of his son, Charles C. Thompson, Jr., seeks a reversal of an order of the Superior Court denying his motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment to the ap-pellees, James P. D’Angelo and Harvey Porter. 1 Appellees are members of the Delaware bar and Porter is a member of the Pennsylvania bar as well. The action against them seeks damages for malpractice based upon allegations of fraud and conflict of interests in their joint representation of Thompson as administrator.

The Court below held…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Hancock National Bank v. FarnumSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  3. Tyndall v. TyndallSupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
  4. Jeannette Glass Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. FRAZIER v. Oil Chemical Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Cavalier Oil Corp. v. HarnettSupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
  2. Emmons v. Hartford Underwriters InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1997
  3. Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System v. PyottCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2012
  4. Schenkel v. MonheitSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. David B. Lilly Co. v. FisherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API