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MAZER v. STEDDING

No. 256, September Term, 1970.

10 Md. App. 505 (1970)

271 A.2d 381

STEPHEN R. MAZER, A MINOR, ETC., ET AL. v. MILLARD W. STEDDING.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided December 7, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bayard Z. Hochberg for appellants.

John B. Howard, with whom was Daniel O'C. Tracey on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ORTH, THOMPSON, and MOYLAN, JJ.

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

The established general rule is that questions of primary and contributory negligence are for the jury. But there is a qualification as well known as the general rule. Particular facts may establish that a defendant has been guilty of negligence or a plaintiff has been guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc. v. Blanchard, 239 Md. 481

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