Legal Opinion
Nast v. Lockett
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 11, 1988No. 91, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge,
Specially Assigned.
This appeal revolves around the propriety of submitting to the trier of fact in an automobile accident case the allowance of punitive damages against a drinking driver.
I
Three cars were involved in the accident. One was driven by Lois Ann Lockett, the second by Charles Carroll Houck, and the third by Edward P. Nast. About 8:30 p.m. on 17 February 1984, Lockett was heading south in the southbound lane of York Road near its intersection with Lambourne Road in Baltimore County, Maryland. Nast was about 10 car lengths behind her. Houck was heading…
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