Bijou v. Young-Battle

JAMES A. KENNEY, III, Judge

(retired, specially assigned).

Described by appellants as a “procedural hot potato,” this appeal directs our focus to the 1998 Committee note to Maryland Rule 2-341 (b) and a post-verdict motion filed in this Court for leave to amend the ad damnum clause to reflect the damages awarded by a jury. Appellee, Adrienne Young-Battle (“Young-Battle”), sued appellants, Leila Bijou and Michael Bijou (“the Bijous”), in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, to recover damages for injuries she sus tained during a confrontation with the Bijous’ labrador retriever. A jury…