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sudden failure without warning in Maryland

6 Maryland opinions name it 1 courts 1942–1970 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Maryland courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Mintzer v. Millergreen
md · 1968 · cited in 2 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 1969–1970
2 sentences

1970Judge Barnes, for the Court, said: * * It is the defendant who claimed that there was a failure of his brakes, but he did not state and the evidence of the plaintiffs does not show that there was a proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning.” * [T] he Maryland law is that where the *8 owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.” (Emphasis added.) Id. at 508, 509-10 .

1969It is the defendant *229 who claimed that there was a failure of his brakes, but he did not state and the evidence of the plaintiffs does not show that there was a proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning." 249 Md. at 508, 240 A.2d at 264 .

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Wood v. Johnsongreen
md · 1966 · cited in 1 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 1968–1968
2 sentences

1968See Wood v. Johnson, 242 Md. 446 , 219 A. 2d 231 (1966) and Kline v. Kane, 246 Md. 19 , 226 A. 2d 894 (1967).

1968See Wood v. Johnson, 242 Md. 446 , 219 A. 2d 231 (1966) and Kline v. Kane, 246 Md. 19 , 226 A. 2d 894 (1967).

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Kline v. KANE AND ART LITHO COMPANY, INC.green
md · 1967 · cited in 1 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 1968–1968
2 sentences

1968See Wood v. Johnson, 242 Md. 446 , 219 A. 2d 231 (1966) and Kline v. Kane, 246 Md. 19 , 226 A. 2d 894 (1967).

1968See Wood v. Johnson, 242 Md. 446 , 219 A. 2d 231 (1966) and Kline v. Kane, 246 Md. 19 , 226 A. 2d 894 (1967).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Maryland. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (8)

CaseCitedYears
Sothoron v. West green
md · 1942
2 sentences

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

21949–1968
Lehmann v. Johnson green
md · 1958
2 sentences

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

11968–1968
Brehm v. Lorenz green
md · 1955
2 sentences

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

11968–1968
Kaplan v. Stein green
md · 2001
2 sentences

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

1968After reviewing Sothoron v. West, 180 Md. 539 , 26 A. 2d 16 (1942); Kaplan v. Stein, 198 Md. 414 , 84 A. 2d 81 (1951) as well as Brehm v. Lorenz, 206 Md. 500 , 112 A. 2d 475 (1955) and Lehmann v. Johnson, 218 Md. 343 , 146 A. 2d 886 (1958), Judge Winter concluded, properly we think, that the Maryland law is that *510 where the owner or operator of a vehicle causing a rear-end collision depends on the grounds of defective brakes, the burden of showing proper inspection and a sudden failure without warning rests upon the defendant.

11968–1968
Currie v. United States green
mdd · 1962
1 sentence

1966Garfinkle v. Birnios, 232 Md. 402, 405 , approved instructions below which told the jury that the defendant owner of a car (whose responsibility to inspect and test is greater under Kaplan, supra, than that of one merely an operator who, under *455 Sothoron, supra, may test “by the simple pressure of a foot”) has the burden “as an affirmative defense” of showing proper inspection in a case of claimed sudden brake failure, and Currie v. United States, 312 F. 2d 1 , affirmed Judge Winter sitting in the District Court, 201 F. Supp. 414 , who found, in a rear end collision case, where the defense

11966–1966
Mamie Currie, Magnolia Williams, and Irene T. Taylor v. United States green
ca4 · 1963
1 sentence

1966Garfinkle v. Birnios, 232 Md. 402, 405 , approved instructions below which told the jury that the defendant owner of a car (whose responsibility to inspect and test is greater under Kaplan, supra, than that of one merely an operator who, under *455 Sothoron, supra, may test “by the simple pressure of a foot”) has the burden “as an affirmative defense” of showing proper inspection in a case of claimed sudden brake failure, and Currie v. United States, 312 F. 2d 1 , affirmed Judge Winter sitting in the District Court, 201 F. Supp. 414 , who found, in a rear end collision case, where the defense

11966–1966
Garfinkle v. Birnios green
md · 1963
1 sentence

1966Garfinkle v. Birnios, 232 Md. 402, 405 , approved instructions below which told the jury that the defendant owner of a car (whose responsibility to inspect and test is greater under Kaplan, supra, than that of one merely an operator who, under *455 Sothoron, supra, may test “by the simple pressure of a foot”) has the burden “as an affirmative defense” of showing proper inspection in a case of claimed sudden brake failure, and Currie v. United States, 312 F. 2d 1 , affirmed Judge Winter sitting in the District Court, 201 F. Supp. 414 , who found, in a rear end collision case, where the defense

11966–1966
Landry v. Hubert green
vt · 1928
1 sentence

1942Lochmoeller v. Kiel, Mo. App., 137 S. W. 2d 625 ; Landry v. Hubert, 101 Vt. 111 , 411 A. 593 , 63 A. L.

11942–1942

Where else courts name it

MD 6 (1942–1970) MS 4 (1959–1967)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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