Francies v. Debaugh

This is an appeal by William Lokein Francies, defendant below, appellant here in a suit for damages as a result of an automobile accident, from a judgment on verdict of a jury in favor of Joseph Clinton Debaugh, plaintiff below, appellee here.

The facts of the case for the purpose of this opinion ■follow. The appellant shortly after 6:00 p.m. on March 25, 1947, was operating his truck in a northerly direction on Cowenton Avenue, which runs north and south, in Baltimore County. The weather was clear and the road was dry. Where Cowenton Avenue ends at its intersection with the Joppa Road there…