H. D. Watts Co. v. American Bond & Mortgage Co.

The declaration in each of these two actions of tort, which were tried together, contained two counts, the first of which was waived. Thé answer in each case was a general denial. They are before us on exceptions saved by the plaintiff to the admission and exclusion of evidence, at the close of which and subject to the plaintiff’s exception, the trial judge ordered a verdict for the defendants. The jury would have been warranted in finding the following facts:

The plaintiff, a corporation organized under the laws of Maryland, was engaged in the construction of buildings. On July 25, 1922, it…