Altvater v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. ' This was au action to recover damages from the defendant, because of an accident to the plaintiff, Elizabeth Altvater, which happened under the circumstances detailed in the following statement of facts: The plaintiff, Elizabeth Altvater, when passing along Saratoga street, in the winter of 1868, was thrown down by being run against by a sled going along that street at a rapid rate of speed.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. ' This was au action to recover damages from the defendant, because of an accident to the plaintiff, Elizabeth Altvater, which happened under the circumstances detailed in the following statement of facts: The plaintiff, Elizabeth Altvater, when passing along Saratoga street, in the winter of 1868, was thrown down by being run against by a sled going along that street at a rapid rate of speed. She was seriously injured by the accident. Before the happening of this accident, a large crowd of persons congregated daily on the said street, and…
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
It is assumed, in the briefs, upon which this case was submitted, that the facts agreed to, constitute good ground of action to entitle the appellant to recover, if by any statute law of the State, existing at the time, it was made the duty of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore “ to have prevented or removed the nuisance.”
Upon this hypothesis, we shall determine the question at issue.
The 4th Art. sec. 808 of the Code of Pub. Loc. Laws, makes it the duty of the Board of Police to “ prevent and remove nuisances” in all the streets of the city of Baltimore, and the supplementary Act of…
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