MOORE v. WILMINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY


619 A.2d 1166 (1993)

Josephine MOORE, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. WILMINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: February 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Scerba (argued), Ramunno & Ramunno, P.A., Wilmington, for appellant.

Roger A. Akin (argued), Sawyer & Akin, P.A., Wilmington, for appellee.

Before VEASEY, C.J., and HORSEY, MOORE, WALSH, and HOLLAND, JJ., constituting the Court


VEASEY, Chief Justice:

This case presents for review the issue of whether a leased dwelling unit owned by a public housing authority is a "public building," and therefore within the statutory category of facilities as to which the doctrine of sovereign immunity is waived and not a bar to suit against the public housing authority for personal injuries arising out of the alleged negligence of the authority. We hold that, under...

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