Pitcher v. Daugherty

John N. Daugherty, the appellee, sued John W. Pitcher, and his wife, for damages growing out of a collision between plaintiff’s motorcycle and defendants’ automobile, on the public road leading from Easton to Dover Bridge (which spans the Choptank River), and passes the police sub-station which is located about four miles from Easton.

The principal question presented by the record arises out of a ruling of the lower court on a prayer to withdraw the case from the consideration of the jury, and to direct a verdict for the defendants. The lower court refused to grant this instruction, and, from…