HUFFMAN v. C.C. OLIPHANT & SON, INC.


432 A.2d 1207 (1981)

Ernest HUFFMAN, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. C. C. OLIPHANT & SON, INC., a Delaware corporation and United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, Defendant Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided July 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas W. Lundblad (argued), and John J. Schmittinger of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, Dover, for plaintiff below, appellant.

Frederick W. Iobst (argued), of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellees.

Before HERRMANN, C. J., McNEILLY and QUILLEN, JJ.


McNEILLY, Justice:

This case involves a question of the Superior Court's subject matter jurisdiction in a suit to compel payment of workmen's compensation benefits under a compensation agreement. The Superior Court held that it had concurrent jurisdiction over the case along with the Industrial Accident Board ("Board") and deferred to the exercise of jurisdiction by the Board. Therefore, the Superior Court dismissed plaintiff...

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