Legal Opinion
Harper v. Higgs
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 4, 1961No. [No. 191, September Term, 1960.]PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
If Conan Doyle had written this chapter of the Maryland Reports, he might have called it “The Case of the Completely Inattentive Women Drivers.” The principal legal question presented is whether the jury should have been allowed to find out for themselves (as they were) a real culprit in the automobile accident case, or whether the judge should have *29peeked and told them how the story ended, as a matter of law.
The plaintiffs below were a husband and wife. The wife, Mrs. Higgs, a passenger in a car which entered from a side road and came into crushing contact with a car on the main road, sued…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Faught Ex Rel. Faught v. WashamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- Henne v. BalickSupreme Court of Delaware · 1958
- Imperial Oil, Limited v. Frank DrlikCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Goodhart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Nizer v. PhelpsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Baron Tube Company, the Partnership of Hyman Baron and Jay Baron and Hyman Baron, Individually v. The Transport Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Creaser v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
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