Legal Opinion
Turcol v. Jenkins
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided April 3, 1956No. 883, Civil Action, 1955PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, J.:
This is a suit by the widow and executor of decedent’s estate for damages as the result of the decedent’s death in a collision between an automobile driven by himself and a truck operated by Jenkins but owned by Hope’s Suburban Garbage Collection.
Defendant, Jenkins, failed to appear and a default judgment was entered against him. This is an inquisition without a jury to determine damages.
The executor’s suit involved the elements of pain and suffering and damages to decedent’s car. Inasmuch as the decedent died instantly as a result of the collision, it is conceded that pain and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Fulmele v. ForrestSuperior Court of Delaware · 1913
- Vescio v. Pennsylvania Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Lynch v. LynchSuperior Court of Delaware · 1937
- Reed v. Queen Anne's RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1903
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3Cited by11 opinions
- O'Toole v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Jehu P. Evans v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Margaret Elizabeth Jester, Widow v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Noah Kenneth Collins v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Leland Kenneth Phillips v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Bennett v. AndreeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- Magee v. RoseSuperior Court of Delaware · 1979
- Lyon v. GlaserSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
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