Legal Opinion

York Motor Express Co. v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 8, 1950No. [No. 195, October Term, 1949.]PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.

These three cases arose out of a collision on York Road between a convertible Ford coupe owned and driven by Herbert E. Dean, age 23, of Baltimore County, one of the plaintiffs, and a tractor-trailer owned by York Motor Express Company, defendant, and operated by Edward E. Donnelly, age 25, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The accident happened on February 26, 1948, about 2:30 a.m. Dean was seriously injured, and William Patrick Hawk, a passenger in his automobile, was killed.

The testimony of Dean and Donnelly, the only eyewitnesses of the accident, was in irreconcilable conflict, and resort was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lamp v. Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Shafer v. State Ex Rel. SundergillCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
  3. State Ex Rel. Bowman v. Wooleyhan Transport Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
  4. Seiwell v. HinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  5. Mlynar v. A. H. Merriman & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Coffey v. Derby Steel Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  2. Christ v. WempeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
  3. Cocco v. LissauCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1953
  4. Coastal Tank Lines, Inc. v. CanolesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  5. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1953

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