Lingenfelter v. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co.

Appellant filed his complaint in the lower court to recover damages for injuries sustained by falling into a pit situated upon the premises of appellee. A demurrer was sustained to the complaint, and judgment was rendered against the appellant for cost. ,

The only question presented is: Are the facts, as stated in the complaint, sufficient to entitle appellee to a recovery? It appears, from the facts averred therein, that the defendant is a railroad company, and, at the time plaintiff sustained his injury, owned and operated a railroad in this State, a part of said road being located in the…