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Simpson v. Moore

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 23, 1991No. 156, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McAULIFFE, Judge.

Trooper Carey S. Poetzman was killed in the crash of a Maryland State Police helicopter on 19 January 1986. On 17 January 1989, her surviving spouse, Robert J. Simpson (plaintiff), after first obtaining an award for workers’ compensation benefits, brought this action for wrongful death and survivor’s benefits. The plaintiff contends the accident resulted from the negligence of two of the decedent’s co-employees, and that either they, or the State of Maryland as their employer, should respond in damages.

Plaintiff contends the State has waived its sovereign immunity pursuant to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Kaczorowski v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  2. Iselin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Neuenschwander v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
  4. Board of Educ., Garrett Co. v. LendoCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
  5. Brady v. Ralph Parsons Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Barbre v. PopeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
  2. Lee v. ClineCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
  3. Condon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  4. Ritchie v. DonnellyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
  5. Thomas v. City of AnnapolisCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997

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