Lemons Ex Rel. Bankers Mutual Insurance v. Maryland Chicken Processors

Bruñe, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The chief question in this case, which grows out of a collision between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car, is whether or not the plaintiff-appellant, owner of the passenger car, was entitled to a specific instruction to the jury based upon the great size and weight of the tractor-trailer and its lesser maneuverability. Such a specific instruction was requested, but was not given. The case was submitted to the jury upon instructions relating to burden of proof, causation, negligence, contributory negligence and damages, which did not go into…