Legal Opinion

Werb v. D'Alessandro

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided April 28, 1992PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice.

In this appeal, we are presented with an issue of first impression: Is a decision of the Superior Court granting a motion to vacate a default judgment entered by the Justice of the Peace Court an appealable final order? We find that it is not and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal for failure to comply with Supreme Court Rule 42.

I

A

The facts of this case are not in dispute. The appellant, Duane D. Werb (“Werb”), a member of the Delaware bar, sued the appellee, Christine M. D’Alessandro (“D’Al-essandro"), in Justice of the Peace Court No. 13 on March 27, 1991. Werb claimed that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Julian v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
  2. Battaglia v. Wilmington Savings Fund SocietySupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
  3. SHOWELL POULTRY v. Delmarva Poultry CorporationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1958
  4. McClelland v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
  5. Ney v. PoliteSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979

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