Magaha v. Mayor of Hagerstown
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Stake J.) Plaintiff's ist Prayer.—If the jury find that ice had accumulated in large quantities in the public footway, gutter and street on the south side of West Washington street between High and Foundry streets, in the city of Hagerstown, covering portions of said street and gutter in such a manner, as greatly to obstruct, inconvenience and endanger the public in walking across said West Washington street and along the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Stake J.) Plaintiff's ist Prayer.—If the jury find that ice had accumulated in large quantities in the public footway, gutter and street on the south side of West Washington street between High and Foundry streets, in the city of Hagerstown, covering portions of said street and gutter in such a manner, as greatly to obstruct, inconvenience and endanger the public in walking across said West Washington street and along the said sidewalk, and if the jury further find that the said obstruction could have been removed, or the danger and…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, J.
The appellant sued the appellee for damages sustained by him on account of its alleged negligence in permitting the accumulation of ice on Washington street, in the city of Hagerstown, upon which he slipped and fell, causing a fracture of his thigh bone and other injuries. At the conclusion of the testimony, the Court rejected five prayers, offered by the plaintiff and granted one, at the instance of the defendant, that “ The jury are instructed that the plaintiff has offered no evidence legally sufficient to entitle him to recover, and the verdict of the jury must be for the defendant.” A…
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