Delaware, January, 2003, State Case law

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State Courts - Delaware - January 21 - January 22, 2003

Jackson v. State, No. 101, 2002, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, January 21, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Testimony by a hotel guest that he could not find traveler's checks after he returned home was sufficient to prove theft, and fact that checks were found in defendant's possession was sufficient to raise presumption that defendant stole the checks.

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Scott v. State, CA No. 02A-05-013-JEB, SUPERIOR COURT OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, January 21, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Appeals court affirmed industrial board's decision denying workers' compensation to school employer's food service employee for a back injury from carrying fruit; employee presented no expert or admissible medical evidence at board's hearing.

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State v. Washam, I.D. No. 0201002651, SUPERIOR COURT OF DELAWARE, KENT, January 21, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Defendant's motion for severance of two counts against defendant from an indictment in which defendant was jointly indicted with a co-defendant was denied; defendant did not show actual prejudice sufficient to warrant severance.

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Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, CONSOLIDATED C.A. No. 18414-NC, COURT OF CHANCERY OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, January 21, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Defendants' motion to dismiss a class action suit by stockholders was granted, because the suit was a derivative suit, and the stockholders lost standing to bring the suit when their shares were cashed out pursuant to a merger.

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Fleetboston Fin. Corp. Fleet Nat'l Bank v. Advanta Corp., C.A. No. 16912-NC, COURT OF CHANCERY OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, January 22, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Trial court resolved claims arising from sellers' sale of credit card account balances to buyers; claims involved, inter alia, overstating interest rates on balance transfers and determining the correct amount of low introductory rate balances.

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Huff v. Hooper, CA No. 02M-08-002-JEB, SUPERIOR COURT OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, January 22, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Coordinating the prison schedule was the duty of the prison officials, and the court would not substitute its judgment on matters of institutional administration for that of prison officials; thus, the request for a writ of mandamus was dismissed.

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