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PORTER v. DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT CO.

547 A.2d 124 (1988)

Leon M. PORTER, Sr. and June Porter, Individually and as next friends of the minor plaintiff, Brian K. Porter, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, City of Dover, Delaware, a municipal corporation, Delaware Home Builders Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: August 11, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. Barry Guerke, (argued) of Parkowski, Noble & Guerke, P.A., Dover, for appellants.

F. Alton Tybout, and Nancy E. Chrissinger, (argued) of Tybout, Redfearn, Casarino & Pell, Wilmington, for appellee Delmarva Power & Light Co.

Robert K. Pearce, (argued) of Trzuskowski, Kipp, Kelleher & Pearce, P.A., Wilmington, for appellee City of Dover.

David H. Williams, and Francis J. Jones, Jr. (argued) of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, for appellee Delaware Home Builders Corp.

Before MOORE, WALSH and HOLLAND, JJ.

WALSH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in the Superior Court, which barred recovery by a minor for injuries sustained while climbing an electric utility pole. The Superior Court ruled that the City of Dover ("Dover"), the owner of the pole, Delmarva Power & Light Company, ("Delmarva") whose high voltage lines were attached to the pole, and Delaware Home Builders Corporation, ("Delaware Home...

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