Legal Opinion
Estate of Burris v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 14, 2000No. 130, Sept. Term, 1999PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
In the early morning hours of June 13, 1997, Major Andrew Burris died after being run over by a 2/é ton truck operated by Gregory Headly and his assistant driver, Submas Singh, both members of the Maryland Army National Guard (MANG). The accident occürred at Camp Blanding, Florida, where units of MANG were participating in 15 days of annual summer training. The issue before us is whether the State of Maryland is liable to the Estate and family of Major Burris, which sued the State for negligence. The Circuit Court for Montgomery County, in granting the State’s motion to dismiss…
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