Zempel v. Slater

OPINION

GLENN A. NORTON, Chief Judge.

R.J. Slater appeals the judgment entered after the jury’s verdict in favor of Richard and Elizabeth Zempel on their negligence claims arising out of a collision between Slater’s car and Richard Zempel’s motorcycle. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This accident occurred on a clear, sunny day in October at the intersection of Route B and Seeburger Road in St. Charles County. The terrain in that area is flat, and the fields at that intersection were cleared on the day of the accident. Richard Zempel and his 11-year old son were traveling in the eastbound lane of Route…