Smith v. Maryland Casualty Co.

In July 1960, St. Margaret’s Church in Bel Air held its annual bazaar to which the general public was invited. At the “grab bag” stand passers-by were importuned to part with a small consideration for a chance to reach into a large bag and take out a small bag in which would be found one or more trifling items of little value. In the bag withdrawn by Mrs. Sherry Smith was a toy slingshot which she gave to her son, Timothy. Two dajrs later, Timothy, probably while stalking some imaginary monster, in the manner of all small boys since the days of the Piltdown man, drew back on his slingshot to…