President of the Baltimore & Reisterstown Turnpike Road v. State ex rel. Grimes
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Carroll County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception — Stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Carroll County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception — Stated in the opinion of the Court. Second Exception — The defendant proved by John K. Longwell, that he was the president of the defendant corporation, and had been for nearly thirty-two years; the defendant then Risked the witness whether, during the term of his presidency, any complaint had been made by any one as to the condition of the road, or of its being unsafe or dangerous for travel at the point in question, and where the accident occurred? The plaintiff objected to…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is an action under section 1 of Article 67, of the Code, in the name of the State, for the use of the widow and infant children of William A. Grimes, to recover damages for his death, alleged to have been caused by the dangerous and unsafe condition of the defendant’s road.
*578Grimes was a huckster hy trade, and at the time of the accident was driving a two horse huckster’s wagon on defendant’s road. Just ahead of him was a two horse-wagon driven hy the witness Essigh, and a little further on was a four horse wagon loaded with wood, driven by Leister. Essigh, coming up to Leister’s wagon,…
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