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ROPER v. STAFFORD

444 A.2d 289 (1982)

John ROPER and Tommie Lou Roper, his wife, Plaintiffs, v. Royce F. STAFFORD, Defendant.

Superior Court of Delaware, Kent County.

Decided March 11, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Schmittinger, Douglas W. Lundblad, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P. A., Dover, for plaintiffs.

Gary F. Dalton, John Williams, Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Dover, for defendant.

BUSH, Judge.

This is a decision on defendant's motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiff, Tommie Lou Roper, was a passenger in a motorboat owned and piloted by defendant, Royce Stafford. Stafford had taken plaintiff for a ride across Rehoboth Bay. The boat crossed the wake of another motorboat and Mrs. Roper was thrown, or slid, from her seat in the bow to the deck, injuring her back.

The central issue is whether...

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