Walker v. Vail
Court of Appeals of Maryland
(Two Appeals in One Record.)
1Opinion of the CourtSobeloff, C. J.
This appeal brings up for review a judgment obtained by an injured electrical worker to his own use and to the use of the equitable plaintiff, the insurer of his employer who paid him compensation for the injuries. The judgment was against the manufacturer and installer of an overhead motor court or garage door, the mechanism of which failed, catapulting the worker and causing him to fall a distance of about 20 feet. The principal question is whether there was legally sufficient evidence to justify the submission of the issue of negligence to the jury.
The building in which the garage door was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Strasburger v. VogelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1906
- Otis Elevator Co. v. EmbertCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
- Armour & Co. v. LeasureCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
- Lawson v. ClawsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
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- Leidenfrost v. Atlantic Masonry, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
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