MARTIN v. SWEENEY

[No. 183, October Term, 1954.]

207 Md. 543 (1955)

114 A.2d 825

MARTIN v. SWEENEY

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 22, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Martin Huester and A. Parks Rasin, Jr., for appellants.

J. Gilbert Prendergast, with whom were Richard Carvell and Clark, Smith and Prendergast on the brief, for appellee.

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


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

At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, in an action to recover for personal injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident, the court granted a motion for a directed verdict on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. The plaintiff below appeals from the judgment for the defendant for costs, urging upon us that reasonable minds...

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