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

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

Lankford, et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co.  Download PDF IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE VERONICA LANKFORD; BARRY ) LANKFORD, Individually and as ) Parent and Next Friend of CARSTON ) LANKFORD, a minor; LADAWN ) SAMPLE, Individually and Next ) Friend of CLARENCE SAMPLE, ) JR., and OLIVA GIDDENS, minors; ) JON C. POULSON, Esquire and ) 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. ) No. 636,2007 Court Below: Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County No. 07C-06-254 Submitted: April 16, 2008 Decided: April 21, 2008 Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices. ORDER 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 2