Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kane
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The exceptions taken, save the ninth, related to the admissibility of evidence, and their insertion is deemed unnecessary. The ninth exception was taken to rulings of the Court on the prayers.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The exceptions taken, save the ninth, related to the admissibility of evidence, and their insertion is deemed unnecessary. The ninth exception was taken to rulings of the Court on the prayers. Ninth Exception.—The plaintiffs offered the following prayer: If the jury believe that the plaintiff, Florence Kane, was in possession of a ticket entitling, her to ride over defendant’s road from Curtis bay to Baltimore, and that with the purpose of returning to the city, she went with her husband and…
1Opinion of the CourtIrving, J.
This was an action brought by husband and wife for injuries to the wife, alleged to have been sustained by reason of the conduct and negligence of the employes of the appellant. The appellant contends that upon the testimony of the appellees and their witnesses, such case was not made as to justify its submission to a jury. The consideration of this ground of complaint involves an examination into, and analysis of, the facts, as well as the incidental discussion of some questions of admissibility of some of the facts given in evidence.
The conceded facts are, that the appellant on the occasion…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McDonald v. Chicago & N. W. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- McMahon v. Northern Central Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1874
- Cumberland Valley Railroad v. MaugansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
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- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Lee v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Wininger v. Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1912
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CheekIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
- Pennsylvania Co. v. McCaffreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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