Legal Opinion
Kruvant v. Dickerman
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 1, 1973No. 325, September Term, 1972PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavidson, J.
On June 8, 1969, a motor vehicle driven by the appellee, Christopher Neal Dickerman, struck a parked motor vehicle owned by the appellants, William J. and Maria R. Kruvant, thereby causing damage to appellants’ automobile and a case of first impression in this Court. The question concerns the burden of proof and burden of proceeding with evidence with respect to establishing damages.
The measure of damages applied to a motor vehicle which has not been entirely destroyed has been clearly enunciated. In Taylor v. King, 241 Md. 50, 54-55, 213 A. 2d 504, 507 (1965), the Court of Appeals said:
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