Legal Opinion
Clayborne v. Mueller
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 2, 1971No. 290, September Term, 1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
A $3500.00 judgment in favor of Joseph R. Mueller, Jr., against James C. Clayborne, rendered as a result of a jury trial in the Baltimore City Court before Judge Joseph L. Carter, has led to this appeal.
The appellant raises three questions:
1. Was the appellee guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law ?
2. Did the appellee assume the risk by his actions?
3. Was the trial judge in error in instructing the jury that the matter before it did not involve a “pedestrian case?”
On Sunday night, March 29, 1970, the appellee, in the performance of his duties as a police officer, stopped a…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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