Legal Opinion

Moran v. Delaware Racing Association

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided March 24, 1966No. 55 Civil Action 1964PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIE, Judge.

Daniel W. Moran was 15 years old at the time of the accident which gives rise to this law suit. He was a 10th grade student doing well in school. On June 17, 1962, Daniel and two friends were driven by Daniel’s uncle to a place near White Clay Creek. The boys then crossed the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and went onto the land of Delaware Racing Association to swim near an old dam on the White Clay Creek at a location known locally as “Little Falls.” Below the dam at “Little Falls” was a small rocky pond about 6 or 6 and 1/2 feet deep and several feet wide in a wooded area…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McHugh Et Ux. v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Coon v. Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  3. Hocking v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
  4. Davis v. GoodrichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
  5. Beaston v. James Julian, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1956

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Schorah v. CareySupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
  2. Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. Delmarva Power & Light Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1973
  3. Schorah v. CareySuperior Court of Delaware · 1974
  4. Space v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1983

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