Legal Opinion
Cocco v. Lissau
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 4, 1953No. [No. 116, October Term, 1952.]PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
Frederick G. Lissau, an infant, by Richard G. Lissau, his father and next friend, and Richard G. Lissau, in his own right, brought this action for damages sustained when the infant was struck by an automobile driven by Louis Coeco on Patapseo Avenue in Anne Arundel County.
The accident occurred on July 30, 1950, shortly before 8 p.m., when it was still daylight. Patapseo Avenue is a country road leading to Kurtz’s Reach and Maryland Beach 144 feet to the south. The 8-year-old plaintiff, who had been at Kurtz’s Beach with a 9-year-old cousin, ran through Kurtz’s entrance gate on his way to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kelly v. Huber Baking Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1924
- Henkelmann v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
- Miller v. GraffCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
- Crunkilton v. HookCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
- Mahan v. State Ex Rel. CarrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Coffey v. Derby Steel Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Sun Cab Company, Inc. v. CusickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- Brehm v. LorenzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
- State, Use of Taylor v. BarllyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- West v. Belle Isle Cab Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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