Legal Opinion
Scott v. James Gibbons Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 11, 1949No. [No. 82, October Term, 1948.]PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrason, J.
The accident out of which these cases arose occurred on a bridge which spans the Patapsco River on the Washington Boulevard, which runs from Baltimore, Md. to Washington, D. C. and is known as U. S. Route 1. Frank M. Scott was killed in that accident and his widow, Christine Scott, brought two suits for damages against the James Gibbons Company, a body corporate, one under Lord Campbell’s Act and one as administratrix of the estate of Frank M. Scott, deceased. The cases were consolidated and tried together. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant in each case, upon which…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. NoppenbergerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Rogers v. FrushCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
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