Legal Opinion
Smith v. State Roads Commission & State Accident Fund
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 1, 1965No. [No. 438, September Term, 1964.]PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcWirriams, J.
On 17 September 1962, within a few minutes of 8:00 p.m., Joseph Leo Smith, an employee of the State Roads Commission, on his way home, drove his pickup truck off of Liberty Road and struck a telephone pole. He sustained injuries which caused his death. A post mortem examination was performed the following morning. In a specimen of blood taken from the heart there was present a concentration of alcohol amounting to 0.27%, indicating intoxication.
Within sixty days the widow (appellant), on behalf of herself and six minor children, presented her claim to the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. A…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- M & R Contractors & Builders, Inc. v. MichaelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Elm Springs Canning Co. v. SullinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CardilloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Richardson v. Home Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Isen v. Phoenix Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. KerpelmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Lahocki v. Contee Sand & Gravel Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Holman v. Kelly Catering, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Therkildsen v. Fisher BeverageSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
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