Weiller v. Weiss
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. (Soper, C. J.) A valuable racing mare, belonging to the appellee, was hitched to' a sulky, in charge of a careful and competent driver, and was being driven at a walk, upon the extreme right-hand side of the road to the racing track. The automobile of the defendant coming in the opposite direction, on . the wrong side of the road, came into' collision with the mare and sulky, breaking the sulky and injuring the mare.
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. (Soper, C. J.) A valuable racing mare, belonging to the appellee, was hitched to' a sulky, in charge of a careful and competent driver, and was being driven at a walk, upon the extreme right-hand side of the road to the racing track. The automobile of the defendant coming in the opposite direction, on . the wrong side of the road, came into' collision with the mare and sulky, breaking the sulky and injuring the mare. A 'suit for damages resulted in a verdict for $1,000, and the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtConstable, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment, in which substantial damages were recovered, for injuries sustained by the appellee’s horse, by reason of a collision between the automobile of the appellant and the said horse.
There Avere eight exceptions taken to the rulings of the Court below, and they all relate to the admissibility of testamony; the prayers offered by each party were granted hv the Court, and no exceptions reserved thereto.
For the settlement of the points made, it is not necessary to set out fully tho facts, as disclosed in the record. The maro of the appellee was five years old at tho…
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