Oaks v. Connors

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

This case involves an employer’s liability to third parties for the negligent driving of its employee while en route to the employee’s usual place of work in the employee’s personal vehicle. We must also determine whether the statutory cap on noneconomic damages, codified as Maryland Code (1974, 1989 Repl.Vol.) § 11-108 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, is to be applied separately to the claim of an injured spouse and a loss of consortium claim by the marital unit.1

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On July 5,1989, Petitioner Willie James Oaks (Oaks) was on his way to work when he was…