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STANDLEY v. BOARD OF ED. OF ALFRED I. DuPONT

416 A.2d 1222 (1980)

Armie Lee STANDLEY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ALFRED I. DuPONT SCHOOL DISTRICT, and Board of Education of New Castle County School District, Defendants, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided June 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Merwin Bader, Wilmington (argued) and Terry C. Seningen of Bader, Dorsey & Kreshtool, Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Edward M. McNally and P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Wilmington (argued) of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, for defendants-appellees.

Before DUFFY, McNEILLY and QUILLEN, JJ.

DUFFY, Justice:

This appeal presents two issues for decision: 1) Does a School District have a duty to maintain sidewalks constructed to accommodate the passage of school children on their way to school, and 2) if such a duty exists, does the doctrine of sovereign immunity exempt a negligent School District from liability?

I

The relevant facts are as follows:

Plaintiff Armie Lee Standley was injured when she fell on an allegedly defective...

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