JUSTICE v. GATCHELL


325 A.2d 97 (1974)

Danielle C. JUSTICE, By her father and next friend Danny Justice, Danny Justice in his own right, and Nancy Carol Justice, Plaintiffs Below, Appellant, v. Lois Lorraine GATCHELL, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided August 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. D'Angelo and William H. Bennethum, III, Wilmington, for plaintiffs below, appellants.

Albert L. Simon, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellee.

Before HERRMANN, C. J., DUFFY, J., and QUILLEN, Chancellor.


HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

In this appeal, we are urged to strike down the Delaware Automobile Guest Statute [21 Del.C. § 6101(a)]1 as being in contravention of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution.

I.

This action involves injuries received by the minor plaintiff, Danielle C. Justice, in an automobile accident. The suit is brought...

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