Miller v. United Railway & Electric Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City (Harlan, C. J.) Plaintiff's 1st Prayer. — If the jury find that on the 28th day of July, 1906, the plaintiff was a .passenger in a carriage driven by her father, Wolf Miller, along and upon Baltimore street, at or near its intersection with Wolfe street, and that theretofore the defendant caused and procured certain tracks to be laid thereon for the propulsion of its cars, and caused and procured within the limits of…
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City (Harlan, C. J.) Plaintiff's 1st Prayer. — If the jury find that on the 28th day of July, 1906, the plaintiff was a .passenger in a carriage driven by her father, Wolf Miller, along and upon Baltimore street, at or near its intersection with Wolfe street, and that theretofore the defendant caused and procured certain tracks to be laid thereon for the propulsion of its cars, and caused and procured within the limits of said tracks certain conduits to be constructed for cable connection with its cars by and through certain parallel openings…
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
This is a suit for personal injuries brought by Dora Miller, an infant, by her' father and next friend, against the United Railways and Electric Company of Baltimore. The case was tried in the Court of Common Pleas and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff has appealed.
The material facts briefly stated are, that on the 28th day of July, 1906, between the hours of eight and nine o’clock in the evening,' Wolf Miller, the father of the plaintiff, was driving east on Baltimore street in company with the plaintiff and her sister. He was driving one horse attached…
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- Todd v. . City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Cook v. City of AnamosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Keen v. Mayor of Havre De GraceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1901
- Brown v. Town of Mount HollySupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
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- Gitomir v. United Railways & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1929
- Low v. Harrisburg Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Asmus v. United Railways Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911