Cecil Paper Co. v. Nesbitt
Court of Appeals of Maryland
The following are the prayers that were offered by the plaintiff and defendant, respectively, and the action of the trial Court upon each: Plaintiff's 1st Prayer. — -If tlie jury ibid that on or about the 12th day of August in the year 1910, the plaintiff was injured in the manner stated in the declaration and that said injury resulted directly from the want of ordinary care- and prudence of the defendant, or its agents or servants, and not from want of ordinary care on the…
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The following are the prayers that were offered by the plaintiff and defendant, respectively, and the action of the trial Court upon each: Plaintiff's 1st Prayer. — -If tlie jury ibid that on or about the 12th day of August in the year 1910, the plaintiff was injured in the manner stated in the declaration and that said injury resulted directly from the want of ordinary care- and prudence of the defendant, or its agents or servants, and not from want of ordinary care on the part of the plaintiff directly contributing to the injury, then the plaintiff is entitled to recover. (Granted.)…
1Opinion of the CourtBriscoe, J.
The appellant is a corporation, known as the Cecil Paper Company, Incorporated, and owns and operates a paper mill, near Eising Sun, a station on the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Eailroad, in Cecil county.
The appellee is a resident of Cecil county, and on the 16th day of December, 1910, brought this suit against the appellant to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by' him, by reason of the alleged negligence of the appellant while he was driving over one of the public roads of the county.
The declaration contains three counts, and the defendant in the Court below interposed a…
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- Evans v. DavidsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1880
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