Legal Opinion
Morris v. Christopher
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 4, 1969No. [No. 19, September Term, 1969.]PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellants, Marion F. Morris and Rosetta B. Morris, his wife, (Morris) appeal a Wicomico County jury verdict which determined appellee, James Arthur Christopher (Christopher), to be their employee for Workmen’s Compensation purposes. They claim the trial judge erred in his instructions to the jury. We shall affirm the action of the trial court.
Morris has a business at Fruitland in Wicomico County variously described as a “junk yard”, “used car lot” and “used car parts” business. On May 9, 1967, Mr. Morris and another individual were burning out an automobile preparatory to cutting it up for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Richardson v. Home Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Blake Construction Co. v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Kruszewski v. HolzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
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