United Railways & Electric Co. v. Dean
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Carroll County (BkasheaRs, J.). Tlie plaintiff brought the suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, to recover damages for injuries to his knee received by him while a passenger on the railroad from Baltimore to Towson. The case was removed to Carroll county for trial and judgment being entered in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $1,800 the defendant appealed.
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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Carroll County (BkasheaRs, J.). Tlie plaintiff brought the suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, to recover damages for injuries to his knee received by him while a passenger on the railroad from Baltimore to Towson. The case was removed to Carroll county for trial and judgment being entered in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $1,800 the defendant appealed. The following are the prayers of the plaintiff and the defendant, respectively, and the action of the trial Court on each: Plaintiffs 1st Prayer. — The plaintiff prays the Court to instruct…
1Opinion of the Court
Briscoe, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court. ■
The principles of law controlling this class of negligence case are well established by a number of decisions of this and other State Courts. The chief difficulty consists in a proper application of them to the state of facts presented on the record in each case.
The plaintiff brought this suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County on the 16th day of January, 1911, against the defendant, the United Railways and Electric Company, to recover damages for personal injuries received by him while a passenger on the railway, on its route from…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Albert v. State ex rel. RyanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1885
- Edelhoff & Rinke v. Horner-Miller Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
- Roloson v. CarsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1855
- State ex rel. Samuel v. WeiskittleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Ager v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Rogers v. FrushCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Cumberland & Westernport Transit Co. v. MetzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1930
- Stiegler v. Eureka Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
- Knudsen v. Duffee-Freeman, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
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