Maryland Steel Co. v. Engleman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County (Van Bibber, J.) Defendant's 1st Prayer.—That there is no evidence in the cause of any such negligence on the part of the defendant in the discharge of its legal obligations to the plaintiff as would entitle him to recover in this action under the pleadings. {Refused. ) Defendant's 2nd Prayer.—That upon the undisputed evidence it was apparent that the plaintiff directly contributed to the accident by his own want of ordinary…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County (Van Bibber, J.) Defendant's 1st Prayer.—That there is no evidence in the cause of any such negligence on the part of the defendant in the discharge of its legal obligations to the plaintiff as would entitle him to recover in this action under the pleadings. {Refused. ) Defendant's 2nd Prayer.—That upon the undisputed evidence it was apparent that the plaintiff directly contributed to the accident by his own want of ordinary care and prudence and the verdict should be for the defendant. (Refused.) Defendant's 3rd Prayer.—That upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtPearce, J.
This áppeal is from rulings of the Circuit Court for Harford County in a suit in which plaintiff obtained a verdict for $7,000 against the Maryland Steel Company of Baltimore County for injuries received while in the employ of that company.
The plaintiff’s evidence showed that he had been working for the defendant company for about two months before the aecident in which he was inj'ured, in what was known as the ammonia room; that his duty was to operate a salt drying machine, which was run by an electric motor whose power was transmitted to the machine by a belt of about 30 feet in length…
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- Dolner v. The MonticelloU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1870
- McAleer v. HorseyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
- Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railroad v. GildersleeveMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
- Kroy v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
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