Martin v. Moore

The appellant on the 25th day of October, 1902, brought an action to recover damages for an alleged assault and battery against the appellee, and others, in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. The suit was instituted against the Board of Managers of the Maryland House of Correction, J. Jesse Moore, its Superintendent, and George T, Mitchell, W. Randolph Cunningham and Thomas Gehr, employees of the institution.

On the 23rd of October, 1903, a demurrer to the declaration was sustained and the narr. was amended by striking out the Board of Managers of the Maryland House of Correction as a…