Schermer v. Neurath
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated iu the opinion of the Court. First Exception.—The plaintiff offered to prove by a competent witness, that within a few days after the robbery of the bonds, the defendant stated to the witness that the stolen bonds belonged to the plaintiff, and that he considered himself responsible to the plaintiff for their loss; that the plaintiff should lose nothing hy the theft; that he would pay the interest to him the same as…
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated iu the opinion of the Court. First Exception.—The plaintiff offered to prove by a competent witness, that within a few days after the robbery of the bonds, the defendant stated to the witness that the stolen bonds belonged to the plaintiff, and that he considered himself responsible to the plaintiff for their loss; that the plaintiff should lose nothing hy the theft; that he would pay the interest to him the same as the Government, and if the bonds were not recovered he would pay to the plaintiff the value of the same, if he had to sell…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is an action by the appellant to recover the value of four United States coupon bonds of the value of $1000 each, and one bond of the value of $500 which were left with the appellee for safe-keeping, and which were afterwards stolen hy a female thief, known as Mary Miller.
*494The evidence shows that. after an absence of several years in Europe, the plaintiff returned to Baltimore in October, 1875, and stopped at the house of the defendant, his brother-in-law. He had on his person at the time the bonds in question, enclosed in an envelope, and the envelope in his pocket-book. Being about to…
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