SHIRKS MOTOR EXPRESS v. OXENHAM

[No. 177, October Term, 1953.]

204 Md. 626 (1954)

106 A.2d 46

SHIRKS MOTOR EXPRESS v. OXENHAM

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Motion for rehearing filed July 1, 1954.

Denied July 21, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Stinchcomb and John R. Royster, with whom were George E. Kieffner and Kieffner, Stinchcomb & Royster on the brief, for the appellant.

David K. Ebersole, Jr., with whom were Ginsberg & Ginsberg on the brief, for the appellee.

The cause was argued before BRUNE, C.J., and COLLINS, HENDERSON and HAMMOND, JJ.


HAMMOND, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

A tractor-trailer driving along a City street, veered to the right and struck three cars parked at the curb, when its driver suddenly became ill either just before or just after the impact. The appellee, the owner of one of the cars, sued the appellant, the owner of the tractor-trailer, and recovered judgment on the verdict of a jury. This appeal challenges the action of the trial court in denying a motion for a directed...

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