WILLIAMS v. KNAPP

[No. 35, September Term, 1967.]

248 Md. 506 (1968)

237 A.2d 450

WILLIAMS v. KNAPP

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 18, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick L. Rogan, Jr., with whom were Richardson, Rogan & Anderson on the brief, for appellant.

John W.T. Webb, with whom were Webb & Burnett on the brief for appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and MARBURY, BARNES, McWILLIAMS and SINGLEY, JJ.


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

Squarely presented, for the first time in this Court, is the question whether the owner of an automobile, who is also a passenger therein, can recover, from the driver, damages for injuries sustained as a result of the driver's negligence. The trial judges (Duer, C.J., and Travers, J.), without giving reasons, ordered the entry of a summary judgment in favor of the driver for costs. Since the record before us consists...

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