Legal Opinion

Hamm v. Ramunno

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided July 27, 1971PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLCOTT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the entry of a judgment for the defendant in a personal injury action.

The defendant is the owner of a 75-year-old house located at 200 East Tenth Street, Wilmington. -He proposed to convert this house to a combination dwelling and office. He hired the plaintiff, a carpenter experienced in light carpentering, to complete the renovations. At the rear of the building there was a room with a shed-type roof. The defendant, himself, removed two sidewalls from this room and a substantial portion of the rear wall. In fact, he had removed all but three of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bechtel v. Franklin Trust Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. Niblett v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanySuperior Court of Delaware · 1960
  3. Daddetto v. BarbieraNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
  4. Wild v. Atlantic Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  5. Bernstein v. Ems Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. DiOssi v. MaroneySupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
  2. Craig v. A.A.R. Realty Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1989
  3. Woods v. Prices Corner Shopping Center Merchants Ass'nSuperior Court of Delaware · 1988
  4. Hess v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
  5. Argoe v. Commerce Square Apartments Ltd PartnershipSuperior Court of Delaware · 1999

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