Hoffman v. McLaughlin Corp.

*1109OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

McLaughlin Corporation and Walter F. McLaughlin (collectively McLaughlin) appeal from a Superior Court final judgment entered following the direction of a verdict in favor of Allen R. Hoffman (Allen) and his mother, Celia W. Hoffman (Celia) (collectively the Hoffmans). This appeal was previously argued before this Court on March 5, 1996, and the judgment of the Superior Court at that time was affirmed by an equally divided court.1 Thereafter, on June 27, 1996, we granted the McLaughlin petition for reargument.

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Facts and Case Travel

The Hoffmans for many years prior to…