Altenburg v. Sears

The question presented by the appeal in this tort action, arising out of the rear-end collision of an ambulance with an automobile that had stopped at a traffic signal is whether the trial court erred in denying the motions of the “automobile operator” for a directed verdict or a judgment n.o.v. against the “ambulance driver” and owner of the ambulance.

The accident occurred near the intersection of the Roscoe Rowe Boulevard with North Taylor Avenue in the northerly environs of Annapolis. It was daylight, the weather was clear and the roads were dry. Both the ambulance (an authorized emergency…