DANFORTH v. ACORN STRUCTURES, INC.


608 A.2d 1194 (1992)

George DANFORTH, Plaintiff-Below Appellant, v. ACORN STRUCTURES, INC., a Massachusetts corporation, Defendant-Below Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: June 18, 1992.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Newcomer, Jr. (argued), Bayard, Handelman & Murdoch, Wilmington, for appellant.

Paul Cottrell (argued), Berg, Tighe & Cottrell, P.A., Wilmington, for appellee.

Before VEASEY, C.J., HORSEY and MOORE, JJ.


VEASEY, Chief Justice:

This is an interlocutory appeal from a decision of the Superior Court granting summary judgment to defendant on the ground that the negligence claims of plaintiff are barred by the economic loss doctrine. The question presented is whether the economic loss doctrine applies under Delaware law based on the presence or absence of privity. Having carefully considered the policy reasons advanced in support of and in opposition to the application...

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