Sinnott, et al. v. Thompson
Annotate this CaseAppellants appealed from a Superior Court decision denying their motion for summary judgment in this matter arising from a single-vehicle accident caused by a Delaware resident in North Carolina, while operating a motor vehicle registered in Delaware. Appellants contended that the Superior Court erred as a matter of law by holding that Delaware's law of comparative negligence, and not North Carolina's law of contributory negligence, applied to plaintiff's claims of personal injuries from the accident. The court held that the record reflected that Delaware had the most significant relationship to the parties and the occurrence. Therefore, the Delaware doctrine of comparative negligence applied to plaintiff's claims against both appellants and the judgment of the Superior Court was affirmed.
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