Northern Central Railway Co. v. State Ex Rel. Wilson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Harford County (Rt'bkb, J.). d'lie following are the prayers referred to in the opinion of the Court: Plaintiffs 1st Prayer. — The Court instructs the jury that if they find from the evidence in this case that the defendant operated a railroad in part through Baltimore county, in the State of Maryland, and at or near Phoenix Station, one of its stations in said county and State, on the east side of its railroad tracks at this point,…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Harford County (Rt'bkb, J.). d'lie following are the prayers referred to in the opinion of the Court: Plaintiffs 1st Prayer. — The Court instructs the jury that if they find from the evidence in this case that the defendant operated a railroad in part through Baltimore county, in the State of Maryland, and at or near Phoenix Station, one of its stations in said county and State, on the east side of its railroad tracks at this point, maintained a signal tower as part of its railroad structure and for railroad purposes, and upon the west side of said tower a…
1Opinion of the Court
Briscoe, T.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The record in this case contains two bills of exceptions, one to review the ruling’s of the Court below" on the prayers ■ and the other to consider its ruling's on the admissibility of evidence.
At the trial of the case, the Court below granted the- plaintiffs’ two prayers, overruled the defendant’s special exceptions to those prayers, and refused to grant the defendant’s' nine prayers.
The defendant’s first, second, third, fourth, sixth and ninth prayers were demurrers to the evidence, and in substance, ashed the Court to instruct the jury that,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dolner v. The MonticelloU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1870
- Wood v. HeigesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. StrickerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1879
- Cumberland & Pennsylvania Rail Road v. State ex rel. MoranCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- State v. MalsterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. v. State Ex Rel. MonroeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1916