Northern Central Ry. Co. v. Medairy
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County (Roberts, C. J., Jones and Revell, JJ.) On the night of December 9th, 1895, about half-past six P. M., two sisters, living in the village of Phoenix, in Baltimore County—one, at the time, seventeen years of age, and the other, the plaintiff, fifteen years old—started from a store in said village to go on an errand for their mother, across the railroad tracks of the defendant, to a small house on the west side of the railroad.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County (Roberts, C. J., Jones and Revell, JJ.) On the night of December 9th, 1895, about half-past six P. M., two sisters, living in the village of Phoenix, in Baltimore County—one, at the time, seventeen years of age, and the other, the plaintiff, fifteen years old—started from a store in said village to go on an errand for their mother, across the railroad tracks of the defendant, to a small house on the west side of the railroad. Their course took them through the village, and along a public road to the public crossing, at or near the railroad…
1Opinion of the CourtFowler, J.
This is an action to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendant, the Northern Central Railway Company, by Maud Medairy, a young girl. . She sues by her mother and next friend.
At the close of the plaintiff’s case the defendant asked the Court to take it from the jury, because, as was contended, no legally sufficient evidence had been offered to show negligence on the part of the defendant or its agents. But the prayer was refused. We are all of opinion it should have been granted, because we are unable to discover in the *172record any…
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