Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick county. This suit was instituted against the appellant by the appellee to recover damages for the killing of Charles Woodward, the husband of the equitable plaintiff. The facts of the case, together with the exceptions to evidence taken by both sides, are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick county. This suit was instituted against the appellant by the appellee to recover damages for the killing of Charles Woodward, the husband of the equitable plaintiff. The facts of the case, together with the exceptions to evidence taken by both sides, are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. Exceptions to Prayers. — The plaintiff offered the following prayers: 1. If the jury shall find from the evidence that on or about the 24th day of September, 1869, a collision occurred on the road of defendant, between two of its freight trains,…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
Charles Woodward, a conductor of a freight train, had his leg crushed by a collision. The accident occurred on the appellant’s road, at a point about one mile and a-half east of the Point of Rocks, and about four o’clock on the night of the 24th of September, 1869. His train was the second in a convoy of four going west, and was run into by the third and following train. The collision was slight, not displacing any of the cars from the track, and but little delay occurred in the movement of the trains. As soon as practicable, after the accident, he was placed on the tender of the nearest…
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