Sherry Rollins v. City of Frederick

Sherry Rollins sued the City of Frederick, Maryland on a governmental tort claim negligence theory claiming that Frederick Police Officer Dale Renninger failed to exercise due care when riding a city bicycle and injured her when he hit her with it. Rollins claimed that Renninger was not paying attention, was reckless and traveling at an excessive speed when he struck her. She was getting ready to cross the blocked-off street when she was hit.
Rollins claimed that she heard no warning before being hit. Damage to her right arm required extensive surgery and a long therapy process. She claimed that her arm likely will never return to normal use.

Defendant denied that its employee was negligent and claimed that Rollins was the sole cause of the accident.

Jury verdict finding that Rollins and Renninger were equally at fault which, under Maryland Law, results in plaintiff not being compensated for the injuries and damages claimed by her.

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