Legal Opinion
Toll Bros., Inc. v. Considine
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 9, 1998No. 148, 1997PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice.
In this appeal from the Superior Court, we address an issue of first impression in. this Court: Is a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651-678 (“OSHA”), negligence per se or mere evidence of negligence? We conclude that, in light of common law standards and the interplay between Delaware and Federal statutory enactments, OSHA violations may constitute some evidence of negligence but are not actionable per se. Accordingly, the Superior Court’s jury instruction to the contrary was error, and this matter must be remanded for a new trial.
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