Howell v. Wood
Superior Court of Delaware
Action of Tresspass before a justice of the peace by Robert Wood against William D. Howell. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Directed verdict for defendant. Appeal by the defendant below from the judgment of the justice of the peace in favor of the plaintiff below, in the action of trespass for direct and immediate injuries to plaintiff’s automobile occasioned by a collision of the defendant’s automobile with that of the plaintiff.
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Action of Tresspass before a justice of the peace by Robert Wood against William D. Howell. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Directed verdict for defendant. Appeal by the defendant below from the judgment of the justice of the peace in favor of the plaintiff below, in the action of trespass for direct and immediate injuries to plaintiff’s automobile occasioned by a collision of the defendant’s automobile with that of the plaintiff. The automobile of the defendant was, at the time of the accident, run and operated by the son of the defendant, the latter not being with his son. At…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
delivering the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff bases his right to recover in this action upon Section 4062, Revised Code 1915, which provides:
“Justices of the peace shall severally, within their respective counties, have jurisdiction of actions of trespass for direct and immediate injuries in taking or carrying away, destroying, or damaging goods or chattels, and for direct and immediate injuries to real property, when the damages claimed in such action do not exceed two hundred dollars.”
[1] Counsel for the plaintiff claims that the damages to his automobile resulting from a collision of…
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