Legal Opinion
Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Midcap
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 9, 2006No. 263, 2004PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Justice:
This is an appeal from a final judgment of the Superior Court, awarding damages as a result of the death of Terry Midcap from a gas explosion in his home. The plaintiffs-appellees are the Estate of Terry Midcap, his widow, and his daughters. Those parties brought a Superior Court action against defendant-appellant Sears, Roebuck & Co. (“Sears”) and co-defendant cross-appellee, Southern States Milford Cooperative, Inc. (“Southern States”), asserting survival, wrongful death, and sub-rogation claims. 2 After trial, the jury returned a verdict awarding over $3.1 million damages…
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- M.G. Bancorporation, Inc. v. Le BeauSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
- Kenneth Gumbs and Yvonne Gumbs v. International Harvester, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- John Munson Morris Margaret Morris v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Deberry v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
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