Oliver v. Hook
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. In this case there were several prayers offered on each side, all of which were rejected, and the Court instructed the jury that there was no evidence in the case to entitle the plaintiff to recover, and that their verdict must be for the defendant.
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. In this case there were several prayers offered on each side, all of which were rejected, and the Court instructed the jury that there was no evidence in the case to entitle the plaintiff to recover, and that their verdict must be for the defendant. The plaintiff excepted to the rejection of his prayers and to the aforesaid instruction given by the Court to the jury, and took this appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
The appellant brought his action in the Court helow to recover for the alleged obstruction of what he claims to he his private right of way over the land of the appellee.
There is no question arising on the pleadings that we are required to decide. The questions presented here arise solely on the prayers :offered hy the appellant, which were rejected, and the instruction of the Court that there was no evidence before the jury upon which they could find a verdict for -the plaintiff.
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