Hillebrecht v. Stein

Essentially, this case involves the same question of law with which we were concerned in Yellow Cab Co. v. Bonds, 245 Md. 86, 225 A. 2d 41 (1966). The basic facts in the two cases are quite similar. Only the scene of the boulevard tragedy has been changed from one city to another. The known actors are George Stein, the plaintiff-appellee, whose automobile was struck in the rear by the automobile of Fred Hillebrecht, the defendant-appellant, when Stein had to stop to avoid colliding with a red automobile that sped through the red light as he and Hillebrecht were approaching a green light at an…