Carter v. Senate Masonry, Inc.

SONNER, Judge.

This appeal concerns the legal doctrine of “last clear chance.” Preston Carter accused an employee of Senate Masonry, Incorporated (“Senate”) of negligently harming him at a construction site. A jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County accepted that accusation, but found Carter negligent as well. Nonetheless, it awarded Carter damages, with the apparent belief that the Senate employee had the last clear chance to avoid the injury, and his failure to do so warranted compensation for Carter. The trial court disagreed and granted Senate’s post-trial motion for judgment…