Birckhead v. Mayor of Baltimore

The action in this case is to recover damages of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, a municipal corporation, for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a guest of the driver of an automobile, as a result of the collision of the automobile with large stones alleged to have been negligently placed on the edge of the west side of a public driveway of the municipality in its public park. A demurrer to the original declaration and one to an amended declaration were sustained, and a judgment for the defendant was entered. The appeal is taken to review the rulings of the court, and requires a…