Dentzel v. City & Suburban Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (Phelps, J.) The trial Court rejected all the prayers of the plaintiff and instructed the jury that “ there being nothing in the case to show that in the passing of the $3,000 check to Downs, under all the circumstances in evidence, the defendant’s attorney failed to exercise such care and caution as might be reasonably expected of an ordinarily competent and careful attorney under like circumstances, the verdict must be for the…
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (Phelps, J.) The trial Court rejected all the prayers of the plaintiff and instructed the jury that “ there being nothing in the case to show that in the passing of the $3,000 check to Downs, under all the circumstances in evidence, the defendant’s attorney failed to exercise such care and caution as might be reasonably expected of an ordinarily competent and careful attorney under like circumstances, the verdict must be for the defendants.”
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, J.
The appellant, who was plaintiff below, leased a lot of ground and located a carousel at Lakeside Park, which belonged to the Lake Roland Elevated Railway Company. He sold his lease, carousel and other property connected with it to Gideon Emory for eight thousand dollars, one-half cash and the other half secured by chattel mortgage, which became due on the first day of September, 1895. Before the deferred payment matured Emory became dissatisfied and the appellant verbally agreed to take the property back and release him. The carousel remained at Lakeside Park, which had become the property…
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- Northern Central Railway Co. v. RiderCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
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