Carroll v. Kerrigen

Margaret J. Kerrigen, the appellee, on June 21st, .1931, while upon the premises of Douglas Gordon Carroll, Sr., as a domestic, suffered severe personal injuries from burns, as a result of the ignition of certain gasoline upon the terrace in front of the Carroll dwelling, to recover damages for which she instituted suit against Mr. Carroll, his wife, Emily, and their infant son, Douglas Gordon Carroll, Jr., in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. That proceeding did not reach the trial stage, the lower court having in effect held the declaration demurrable as to Douglas G. Carroll, Sr.,…