Legal Opinion

Benson v. Loehler

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided March 13, 1962No. [No. 178, September Term, 1961.]PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHorney, J.

The plaintiff-appellant (Moses Benson) brought this action to recover damages for injuries sustained as the result of striking his head against a steel beam erected above a public alley in Washington, D. C., between buildings belonging to the defendants (James E. Halley 1 and David Keppel). This appeal is from the judgment for costs entered against the plaintiff in favor of the defendants upon the granting by the trial court of a motion for a directed verdict.

The beam involved was one of two that had been erected in the year 1921 to support a wooden bridge or catwalk connecting the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Adams v. Commissioners of TrappeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
  2. Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad v. Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
  3. Barrett v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Sherwood Brothers, Inc. v. EckardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
  5. Huebschmann v. Grand CompanyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1934

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Marinelli v. Montour RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Giant Food, Inc. v. Washington-Rockville Industrial Park, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
  3. CAE-Link Corp. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992

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