DAWSON v. CHRISTOPHER

[No. 375, September Term, 1969.]

258 Md. 413 (1970)

265 A.2d 906

DAWSON, ADM'R OF ESTATE OF DAVID OTIS DAWSON, INFANT, ET AL. v. CHRISTOPHER

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 5, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Davis and Morton J. Owrutsky, with whom were Perdue, Owrutsky & Whitehead on the brief, for appellants.

K. Thomas Everngam for appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and McWILLIAMS, FINAN, SINGLEY and DIGGES, JJ.


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

This is an appeal from a directed verdict for the defendant in a wrongful death case. The Circuit Court for Worcester County (Prettyman, J.) concluded that the facts of the case brought it into the long line of "dart-out" cases decided by this Court, since a basis of primary negligence was lacking.

The details of the incident giving rise to this action are simple and relatively undisputed. On May 18, 1967 Margaret...

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