Title: Lankford, et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co.

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE VERONICA LANKFORD; BARRY ) LANKFORD, Individually and as ) No. 636,2007 Parent and Next Friend of CARSTON ) LANKFORD, a minor; LADAWN ) Court Below: Superior Court SAMPLE, Individually and Next ) of the State of Delaware in Friend of CLARENCE SAMPLE, ) and for New Castle County JR., and OLIVA GIDDENS, minors; ) JON C. POULSON, Esquire and ) No. 07C-06-254 LADAWN SAMPLE, as Co- ) Administrators of the Estates of ) YUSTACY RENE JONES and ) JASMINE SAMPLE; MICHELLE ) SAMPLE, Individually and as ) Administratrix of the Estate of ) SHAKIRA SAMPLE; OTTO ) ALEXANDER JONES; and ) CLARENCE GIDDENS, ) ) Defendants Below, ) Appellants, ) ) v. ) ) SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE ) COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff Below, ) Appellee. ) Submitted: April 16, 2008 Decided: April 21, 2008 Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices. 2 O R D E R This 21st day of April 2008, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties, and their contentions in oral argument, it appears to the Court that the judgment of the Superior Court should be affirmed on the basis of its well reasoned decision dated November 21, 2007. The Superior Court judge is requested to correct footnote 2 on page 4 of his Memorandum Opinion and then submit the Memorandum Opinion for publication. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Myron T. Steele Chief Justice