Case Title: State Farm v. Fussell

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State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2000-05-16T00:00:00Z

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE STATE FARM MUTUAL § AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE § COMPANY, § No. 197, 2000 Defendant Below- § Appellant, § v. § Court Below—Superior Court TONYA FUSSELL and DIANE § in and for New Castle County FUSSELL, § C.A. No. 97C-07-175 Plaintiffs Below- § Appellee. § § § § of the State of Delaware, § Submitted: April 25, 2000 Decided: May 16, 2000 Before HOLLAND, HARTNETT, and BERGER, Justices. O R D E R This 16th day of May 2000, it appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”), has petitioned this Court, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 42, to accept an appeal from an interlocutory order of the Superior Court entered on March 29, 2000. The Superior Court’s order denied State Farm’s motion for summary judgment and granted, in part, the appellees’ cross-motion for partial summary judgment. (2) On April 24, 2000, the Superior Court denied State Farm’s request -2- to certify its application to take an interlocutory appeal. (3) Applications for interlocutory review are addressed to the sound discretion of this Court. In the exercise of its discretion, this Court has concluded that the application for interlocutory review should be refused. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the within interlocutory appeal be, and the same hereby is, REFUSED. BY THE COURT: /s/Maurice A. Hartnett, III ________________________________ Justice