Vannort v. Commissioners of Chestertown

This is a suit to recover damages for injuries sustained by the appellant (plaintiff) by reason of the alleged negligence on the part of the defendant (appellee) in permitting a sidewalk in Chestertown to be out of repair and in an unsafe condition. The Court rejected four prayers offered by the plaintiff and granted the defendant’s first prayer, which instructed the jury that “there is no evidence in this case legally sufficient to entitle the plaintiff to recover and their verdict must be for the defendant.” This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a verdict rendered in accordance with…