Brock v. Sorrell

William Clifford Brock, appellant, brought suit against James Edward Sorrell, appellee, and Norman McDaniel, appellee, 1 seeking recompense for personal injuries sustained by appellant when the motor vehicle driven by Sorrell overturned following a blowout.

At the conclusion of the plaintiff-appellant’s case, Judge James A. Wise, presiding in the Circuit Court for Caroline County, granted a, motion for a directed verdict filed on behalf of both defendants-appellees.

Appellant here argues that he had established a prima facie showing of negligence and that the trial judge erroneously granted the…