Margaret Beattie Seriously Injured Automobile Accident Delaware Rendered Quadriplegic Foll Q34282392

Margaret Beattie was seriously injured in an automobile accidentin Delaware and was rendered a quadriplegic following the accident.She filed suit against her husband for damages, alleging that hisnegligence was the cause of her injuries. Because the Beatties hadsubstantial liability insurance, Margaret would have received alarge sum in damages if she had been able to stabilize her case.Unfortunately for her, Delaware follows the precedent of notallowing one spouse to sue the other spouse in tort, Should thisprecedent prevent Margaret from being allowed to sue her husbandform damages in this case?

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Delware is the only state where sucha doctrine is