Legal Opinion

Dawson v. Maryland Electric Railway

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 15, 1913PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Beasheaks, J.). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

This is a suit to recover for injuries sustained by the appellant while a passenger on one of the ears of the appellee, and which is alleged to have been caused by its negligence.

The only exception in the record is to the riding of the Court below in granting a prayer, at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s testimony, taking the case from the jury.

The facts of the case, briefly stated, are as follows: The appellant, in the summer of 1911, purchased a round trip ticket from the appellee which entitled him to ride on its cars from Annapolis to Baltimore City, and, returning, from Baltimore to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Foley v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
  2. President of the Baltimore & Yorktown Turnpike Road v. CasonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
  3. Weinschenk v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  4. United Railways & Electric Co. v. RileyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
  5. Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. SwannCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1895

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Baur v. CalicCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1934
  2. Brocato v. United Railways & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1916
  3. Callis v. United Railways & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1916
  4. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HibbsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
  5. Przyborowski v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1948

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