Northern Central Co. v. Scholl
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court for Baltimore City. This action was brought on the 11th of July 1855, by the appellee’s intestate, against the appellant, to recover the value of a slave for life, named Solomon Digges, belonging to the plaintiff, and alleged to have been lost to him by being transported in the cars over the railway of the defendant. Exception. The pleadings and evidence are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court.
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Appeal from the Superior Court for Baltimore City. This action was brought on the 11th of July 1855, by the appellee’s intestate, against the appellant, to recover the value of a slave for life, named Solomon Digges, belonging to the plaintiff, and alleged to have been lost to him by being transported in the cars over the railway of the defendant. Exception. The pleadings and evidence are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. After all the evidence had been offered on both sides, the plaintiff asked the following instruction to the jury: That if the jury shall find, from the…
1Opinion of the CourtLe Grand, C. J.
This suit was brought by the intestate of the appellee Against the appellant, to recover the value of a slave for life, belonging to said intestate, and lost to him, by being transported in the' cars over the railway of the appellant. The declaration contains two counts; the first of which alleges, *347that the appellant transported said slave in its cars, whereby he was enabled to escape, and did escape, and was wholly lost to the plaintiff; the second count was in trover. The plea was, not guilty, on which issue was joined. It was agreed that all errors in pleading should be released; and,…
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