Stewart & Co. v. Howell
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from, the Baltimore City Court (Dubty, J\). The prayers granted and refused were as. follows: Plaintiff's First Prayer. — The jury are instructed, at the request of the claimant, that if they shall find from the evidence in this case that Adam J. Howell died on or about the 26th day of May, 1917, and that his said death was due to accidental injuries received by him, on or about the 4th day of March, 1917, arising out of and in the course of his employment by Stewart…
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Appeal from, the Baltimore City Court (Dubty, J\). The prayers granted and refused were as. follows: Plaintiff's First Prayer. — The jury are instructed, at the request of the claimant, that if they shall find from the evidence in this case that Adam J. Howell died on or about the 26th day of May, 1917, and that his said death was due to accidental injuries received by him, on or about the 4th day of March, 1917, arising out of and in the course of his employment by Stewart and Company, one of the defendants in this caso, then the verdict of the jury must be in favor of the claimant.…
1Opinion of the CourtAdkins, J.
Adam J. Howell, husband and father of appellees, while working for 'Stewart & Oo. in their building, at the corner1 of Howard and Lexington Streets, Baltimore, on March 4th, 1918, was struck by a heavy board which slipped while being drawn up by another workman. The board was caught by the foreman but he could not hold it and the end struck Howell in the chest between the shoulder and the heart. The immediate effect of thei blow was to cause him to stop work that afternoon for a time variously estimated at from twenty minutes to two hours, at the expiration of which time he returned to, work…
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