Hensley v. Montgomery County

Davidson, J,

dissenting:

I concur in the result reached by the majority with respect to the appellee, Olga Mary Mazza. I dissent from that portion of the majority opinion which affirms the trial court’s order of a directed verdict in favor of Montgomery County.

In Washington County v. Gaylor, 140 Md. 375, 117 A. 864 (1922), the Court of Appeals recognized that a county is charged with the duty of keeping the county’s public roads safe for the travel of the public. It held that it was for the jury to determine whether an accident which occurred when a tree fell upon an automobile traveling along…