Leimbach v. Bickford's, Inc.

The declaration in this case set up a claim for personal injuries by a pedestrian against a restaurant owner, Bickford, occupying premises at 4 West Fayette Street in Baltimore City, and a deliveryman, the Express Company, engaged in delivering restaurant supplies through cellar doors opening in the sidewalk. It alleged that the injury was caused by negligence on the part of an employee of the Express Company, named Stewart, in opening the doors without warning, and by the joint negligence of Bickford in failing to provide proper safeguards for the protection of pedestrians, without…