Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Keedy and Hendebsoe, JJ.). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Keedy and Hendebsoe, JJ.). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are the prayers of the plaintiff and defendant and the action of the lower Court thereon: Plaintiff’s First Instruction. — The plaintiff prays the Court to instruct the jury that if they find from the evidence in this case that on the 20th day of October, 1911, she was traveling along and upon, the Williams street crossing of the defendant company in the City of Cumberland, Maryland; that said Williams street crossing was then and there a public…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The declaration in this ease charges that the defendant maintained a number of tracks across Williams street, one of the public streets of Cumberland, Maryland, and that on or about the 20th day of October, 1911, the equitable plain tiff “was lawfully traveling along said Williams street, and using due care and caution, and approached the crossing of the defendant over said” street, which crossing “at that time, was partially occupied by an engine of the defendant company, in charge of an engineer and fireman of the defendant, who were then and there acting as its servants and agents; that…
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