Title: Ford-Thornton v. The Equitable Life Assurance

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
NANCY FORD-THORNTON, 
) 
 
 
)  No. 486, 2004 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
) 
 
Appellant, 
)  Court Below:  Superior Court 
 
 
)  of the State of Delaware in 
v. 
 
)  and for New Castle County 
 
 
) 
THE EQUITABLE LIFE 
)  C.A. No. 02C-07-025 
ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE 
) 
UNITED STATES, 
) 
 
 
) 
 
Defendant Below, 
) 
 
Appellee. 
) 
 
Submitted:  April 6, 2005 
Decided:  April 28, 2005 
 
Before and STEELE, Chief Justice, BERGER, and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 28th day of April, 2005, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties, it 
appears to the Court that the judgment of the Superior Court should be affirmed on the 
basis of the well-reasoned decision of the Superior Court dated October 7, 2004. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice