Katz v. Arundel-Brooks Concrete Corp.

This appeal is from a judgment entered upon a directed verdict for the defendant, at the close of the plaintiff’s case, in an action for personal injuries sustained in the use of ready-mixed concrete. The facts are uncontradicted. The appellant, 35 years old, is the owner of a dwelling at 25 South Lloyd Street, in Baltimore City, although he resides at another address. He had worked as a mechanic for a pinball company, but was unemployed at the time of the injury. He was directed by the City Health Department to rat-proof and cement the dirt cellar, which was 20 feet by 30 feet in size, and…