Belvedere Building Co. v. Bryan
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (Wright, J.), where there was a judgment for the plaintiff for $10,000. Plaintiff', s 1st .Prayer. — The Court instructs the jury that if they find from the evidence that on December 10th, 1903, the plaintiff visited the hotel of the defendant which was situated in Baltimore City, and then run and conducted by the defendant, if they so find, to partake of an entertainment of a light lunch provided by the defendant for compensation at the…
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (Wright, J.), where there was a judgment for the plaintiff for $10,000. Plaintiff', s 1st .Prayer. — The Court instructs the jury that if they find from the evidence that on December 10th, 1903, the plaintiff visited the hotel of the defendant which was situated in Baltimore City, and then run and conducted by the defendant, if they so find, to partake of an entertainment of a light lunch provided by the defendant for compensation at the request of the plaintiff for himself and others, if they so find; and further find that the room in said hotel furnished…
1Opinion of the CourtPearce, J.
The defendant below, the Belvedere Building Company, was on December 10th, 1903, engaged in conducting a public inn, known as the Belvedere Hotel, in a building in the city of Baltimore, and maintained and operated therein a passenger elevator for the transportation of the guests of the hotel, and those having business with them, or with the defendant, from one story of the building to another. The plaintiff, now the appellee, while rightfully upon said elevator as a passenger, was thrown or fell from it, and sustained serious, permanent injuries for which he brought suit and recovered…
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