Peters v. Unsatisfied Claim & Judgment Fund Board

This appeal arises out of appellant’s unsuccessful effort to obtain from appellee (the Board) payment of a judgment in the sum of $8,000 entered against one Eddie Watson, Jr. (Watson), an uninsured motorist.

On October 20, 1968, appellant sustained personal injuries in a collision between her automobile and one operated by Watson, who was then in the United States Army. On June 13, 1969, appellant filed suit for her damages in the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Two weeks later, after having been served with the suit papers, Watson was discharged from military service, retaining his civilian…