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COATES v. SOUTHERN MD ELECTRIC

No. 100, Sept. Term, 1998.

731 A.2d 931 (1999)

354 Md. 499

Irene COATES et al. v. SOUTHERN MARYLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Christopher Brown (Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP, Baltimore; James F. Farmer, Andrew D. Alpert, Farmer, Welch & Alpert, Waldorf, all on brief), for Appellants.

Phillip R. Zuber (Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher, Upper Marlboro, on brief), for Appellees.

Paul D. Bekman, Michael P. Smith, Israelson, Salsbury, Clements & Bekman, Baltimore, for Amicus Curiae, the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Ass'n.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, RAKER, WILNER and CATHELL, JJ.

WILNER, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a tragic one-car accident that occurred just after midnight on August 19, 1991. The vehicle, driven by George Thompson, went out of control, left the road, and struck a utility pole, killing one passenger, Mary Ann Coates, and injuring another, Mary Ann's minor daughter, Lavita Coates. Lavita Coates was pregnant at the time and lost the baby as a result of the accident.

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