President of Baltimore & Yorktown Turnpike Road v. Leonhardt
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. The reporting of the numerous exceptions — -thirty-two in all- — is deemed unnecessary. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for $4000.00, and judgment was entered thereon. The defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.
The appellant is a corporation owning a railway on which cars for the transportation of passengers are drawn by horses. The railroad tracks traverse some of the streets of Baltimore and extend as far as Towson. While a passenger in one of the appellant’s cars, the appellee sustained bodily injuries, and he has brought this suit for the recovery of damages. There is very little controversy about the facts of the case. The car, in which the appellee was a passenger, was of the kind usually called a double-decker, having two compartments for passengers, one above the other. Two of the…
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