Mayor of Baltimore v. War
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The prayers of the defendant referred to in the opinion of the Court and which it was held ought to have been granted, are as follows: 1. That there is no legally sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant's agents in the employment of engineer Burns, and the verdict must he for defendant. 2. That there is no legally sufficient evidence of negligence in retaining…
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The prayers of the defendant referred to in the opinion of the Court and which it was held ought to have been granted, are as follows: 1. That there is no legally sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant's agents in the employment of engineer Burns, and the verdict must he for defendant. 2. That there is no legally sufficient evidence of negligence in retaining engineer Burns in the employ of the city, and the verdict must be for the defendant. 3. That there is no legally sufficient…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The declaration contains three counts. The first has been abandoned, and need not therefore be alluded to. The second alleges, in substance, that the defendant, a municipal corporation, was engaged in constructing a sewer under the bed of Cross street in the City of Baltimore; that the plaintiff was employed as a laborer thereon; that in the prosecution of this work a shaft was sunk through which a cage or elevator used for conveying the plaintiff and others to and from their *595work in the sewer, and for other purposes, was…
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- State v. MalsterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
- Yates v. McCullough Iron Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
- State ex rel. Foy v. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1877
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- Barranco v. KostensCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
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