Legal Opinion
Shockley v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 5, 1908PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Somerset County (Lloyd and Holland, JJ.).
1Opinion of the Court
Beiscoe, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.. On the 27th day of December, 1904, the appellant brought this suit in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County against the appellee, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, but exercising franchises as a common carrier in the State of Maryland.
On the 23rd day of March, 1908, upon suggestion of the appellee, the case was removed to the Circuit Court for Somerset County for trial, and from a judgment in favor of the defendant for costs the plaintiff has appealed.
It appears from the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Myrick v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. LehmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. WhitehillCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1906
- Hoffman & Thomas v. Cumberland Valley RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1897
- Orem Fruit & Produce Co. v. Northern Central Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
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- New York & Baltimore Transportation Line & Southern Pacific Co. v. Lewis Baer & Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1912
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1912
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925