Form No. 6 – Motor Vehicle Tort Definitions

May 13, 2021 | Civil Prodcedure, Maryland

(a) The term occurrence, unless otherwise indicated, means the collision or other event complained of in the pleadings. (Standard Motor Vehicle Tort Definition (a).)

(b) The phrase in [a, the, or that] vehicle includes entering, exiting, and being in or on a vehicle. (Standard Motor Vehicle Tort Definition (b).)

(c) The term possession includes possession, custody, or control. (Standard Motor Vehicle Tort Definition (c).)

Adopted Jan. 18, 1996, eff. July 1, 1996.

Committee note: These definitions, in addition to the General Definitions, are designed to be used in motor vehicle tort cases.