Legal Opinion
Fiat Motors of North America, Inc. v. Mayor of Wilmington
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 9, 1985PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, Justice.
The Federal Court for the District of Delaware has certified three questions for review by this Court. The questions presented call for a determination of the impact which the Municipal Tort Claims Act, 10 Del.C. §§ 4010-4013, (hereinafter the Act) has had upon the law of municipal immunity in Delaware.
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Fiat Motors of North America, Inc. (here- ' inafter Fiat) imports and sells automobiles in the United States. In January of 1974, the City of Wilmington agreed to lease approximately 30 acres of property at the Wilmington Marine Terminal to Fiat for the processing, servicing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Davies v. City of BathSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Shellhorn & Hill, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
- Wilmington Housing Authority v. Williamson Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- Pajewski v. PerrySupreme Court of Delaware · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Sadler v. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
- Moore v. Wilmington Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Triple C Railcar Service, Inc. v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Sussex County, Del. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- McCaffrey v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 2016
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