Mayor of Baltimore v. Eagers

While walking in Collington Square, in the City of Baltimore, on September 8th, 1932, August Eagers was injured by a large limb of a tree falling upon him, and, as a result of the hurt, died two days later. His administrator brought an action in tort against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, a municipal corporation, to recover damages for the pain and suffering and pecuniary loss sustained by the decedent before his death as a direct result of the injury received. The defendant sought a directed verdict in its favor by offering suitable prayers, which presented the defendant’s…