Sergeant Co. v. Pickett

The narrow question raised in this appeal concerns the adequacy of an exception, entered pursuant to Maryland Rule 554, to a trial judge’s refusal to grant a requested jury instruction submitted in the form of a written prayer. The Court of Special Appeals in an unreported opinion, The Sergeant Company, et al. v. Ronald W. Pickett, No. 452, September Term, 1977, decided December 27, 1977, held that the exception at issue here failed to comply with the dictates of the rule. We granted certiorari and now reverse.

The present appeal arises out of an action for breach of contract brought in the…