Superior Court of Delaware, 1915

Truitt v. Lecates

Truitt v. Lecates
Superior Court of Delaware · Decided January 14, 1915 · Boyce
28 Del. 288; 5 Boyce 288; 92 A. 850; 1915 Del. LEXIS 5

Counsel

Andrew J. Lynch for plaintiff in certiorari., John M. Richardson for defendant.

Truitt v. Lecates

Opinion of the Court

Boyce, J.,

delivering the opinion of the court:

The exception relied upon is:

“That the plaintiff in said judgment sued by his initials and not by his full name.”

While adhering to former decisions by this court, that a person may not sue or be sued by his initials alone, we think in this case, inasmuch as the Christian name is given as J. Stanford, it sufficiently identifies the plaintiff, and that the judgment below should be affirmed. Besides Lecates sued as Clerk of School District No. 40.

The judgment is affirmed.

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