County Commissioners v. Collison
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Brashears, J.). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Briscoe J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The appellee brought suit against the appellant for damages for the loss of a horse, which was killed as the result of a head on collision between his horse and buggy, while being driven on the public road by his son, and a horse and buggy of another. The negligence relied upon, as stated in the declaration, was, that the “defendant suffered and allowed trees and bushes to be cut down and thrown into the public road * * * so that the portion of said road open for public travel was only of the width of eleven feet, and not wide enough for two teams…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Flagg v. Inhabitants of HudsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- J. S. Young Co. v. State Ex Rel. KabatCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1912
- County Commissioners v. HauseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
3Cited by6 opinions
- East Coast Freight Lines, Inc. v. Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Baltimore Transit Co. v. WorthCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
- Mayor & Council of Hagerstown v. FoltzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1918
- Williams v. State Ex Rel. EllisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1931
- Sudbrook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
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