FLOYD v. LIPKA


148 A.2d 541 (1959)

Louise Katie FLOYD, an infant, by her next friend, Katie Floyd, and Katie Floyd, mother of said minor, Plaintiffs-below, Appellants, v. Edward V. LIPKA, Defendant-below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

February 25, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel R. Russell, of Simon & Russell, Wilmington, for plaintiffs below, appellant.

William Prickett, Jr., of Prickett & Pricket, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellee.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.


BRAMHALL, Justice.

This appeal is concerned with the question of whether a minor plaintiff, about to cross a street intersection after looking before entering the street and again looking when she stepped off the curb, was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law for failing to look thereafter.

Viewing the evidence, as we must, in the light most favorable to plaintiff, the facts are substantially as follows...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases