County Commissioners v. Mandanyohl
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Charles County (Crane and Merrick, JJ.) There was a verdict for the plaintiff for $500. Plaintiff's jtli Prayer.—That it is the duty of the defendant to keep the public roads of Charles County in such good repair as to afford free, safe and easy passage over the same ; and if the jury believe that the defendants failed in the performance of the aforesaid duty, and the plaintiff while travel-ling on said road, and using reasonable care, was…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Charles County (Crane and Merrick, JJ.) There was a verdict for the plaintiff for $500. Plaintiff's jtli Prayer.—That it is the duty of the defendant to keep the public roads of Charles County in such good repair as to afford free, safe and easy passage over the same ; and if the jury believe that the defendants failed in the performance of the aforesaid duty, and the plaintiff while travel-ling on said road, and using reasonable care, was injured,then he is entitled to recover in this action. Which prayer was granted, with the modification of inserting the…
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
This case is before the Court upon appeal from the Circuit Court for Charles County where it originated in an action on the case brought by the appellee against the appellant for negligently permitting a certain public road of said county to be out of repair whereby the appellee while using the same and using due care was injured by having his leg broken. The defendants pleaded “that they did not commit the wrong alleged.”
The evidence showed, that the plaintiff was a resident of Charles County; that on the 25th of February, 1898, about 9 o’clock at night when returning from a funeral and…
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