Opinion ID: 1997619
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Heading: Pressman's Procedural Argument

Text: Pressman contends that DuPont has waived its right to challenge the jury verdict because it failed to present its arguments below. Supr.Ct.R. 8; Jeffery v. Seven Seventeen Corp., Del.Supr., 461 A.2d 1009 (1983). Pressman also contends that DuPont's failure to object to the jury instructions and its submission of proposed jury instructions prevents it from challenging the judgment. [4] DuPont challenges the judgment below based on a view that the Covenant simply does not extend to the undisputed facts here. DuPont asserted this position in its motion for summary judgment which was denied by the trial court. Since the denial of a motion for summary judgment is interlocutory and there is no appeal as of right, DuPont continued to litigate the claims. Once the case was ready for submission to the jury, and after having moved unsuccessfully for a directed verdict, DuPont had no choice but to submit proposed jury instructions in conformity with prior rulings of the Superior Court. Therefore, DuPont's contention is not waived and is preserved on appeal. Thus, the Court reaches the merits.