Legal Opinion

General Motors Corp. v. Lahocki

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided February 29, 1980No. [No. 38, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

In this case we shall hold that a trial court erred in its handling of an agreement between certain of the parties to litigation before it and also erred in not permitting one aspect of the case to go to the jury. Hence, we shall reverse the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals in Lahocki v. Contee Sand & Gravel Co., 41 Md. App. 579, 398 A.2d 490 (1979).

This litigation is the result of an accident on University Boulevard in the College Park area of Prince George’s County. Appellant George E. Lahocki sustained a paralyzing back injury when the vehicle in which he was riding, a van…

2Cases cited42 opinions

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  4. General Motors Corp. v. SimmonsTexas Supreme Court · 1977
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