Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Co. v. State

This suit was brought by the State for the use of the widow and infant children of Frank N. Cunningham to recover damages for his death which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of the appellant, the defendant below. A judgment was recovered against the defendant in the lower Court. The appeal before us was taken by the defendant from that judgment.

The appellant is a corporation and is a common carrier of passengers for hire. It is an electric railway company and operates its cars upon certain streets in the city of Hagerstown, in Washington County, Maryland, and elsewhere in that…