Legal Opinion
State v. Marvil Package Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 6, 1953No. [No. 159, October Term, 1952.]PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSobeloff, C. J.
For the first time the Court is called on to rule upon the legal significance of a flashing amber traffic signal at an intersection of two highways.
About 11:15 P.M. on the dark, dry night of October 26, 1951, William Brent Hopkins was fatally injured in a collision between the car in which he was riding and a tractor-trailer, at the intersection of Routes 50 and 331 in Easton, Talbot County. The companion of the deceased, Gosnell, was driving his own car at a high rate of speed, on Route 331, in a westerly direction, shortly after both had been drinking. Route 331 is an unfavored road; and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Greenfeld v. HookCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
- McGowan v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- Belle Isle Cab Co. v. PruittCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Sun Cab Co. v. FaulknerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
- Blinder v. MonaghanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Fowler v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Harper v. HiggsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Dean v. RedmilesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Eastern Contractors, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Carnes v. WinslowSupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
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