Martin G. Imbach, Inc. v. Tate

This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict for injuries claimed to have been sustained by the appellee when struck by a falling pier shed.

The pertinent facts of the case follow. Mutual Chemical Company owned a pier at the foot of Philpot Street in Baltimore, which was covered by a roof or shed. This pier had been leased to the Miller Chemical Company, which had been using it for the storage of bags of fertilizer and manure. The appellant, Martin G. Imbach, Inc., entered into a contract with Mutual to remove the roof or shed from the pier because of its bad condition. On May 15, 1951,…