Palmer Ford, Inc. v. Rom

In this motor vehicle collision case, the defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to establish primary negligence, moved for a directed verdict on the ground of contributory negligence, and objected to a portion of the court’s charge to the jury, referring to the statute prohibiting passing within a hundred feet of an intersection, as inappropriate under the facts of the case. These are the only points pressed on appeal.

The plaintiff, Rom, who operated a dry cleaning business in Hyattsville, was driving his panel delivery truck west on Hamilton Street, intending to make a left…