Stewart & Co. v. Harman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore City Court (Sharp, J.), where there was a judgment on verdict for the plaintiff for $2,000.
1Opinion of the CourtWorthington, J.
This is a suit by an employee against his employer, to recover damages for an injury which the former sustained while engaged in the performance of his duties.
The defendant is a mercantile corporation carrying on business in the building at the northeast corner of Howard and Lexington streets in Baltimore City.
Plaintiff was, at the time of the accident complained of, employed by the defendant to make himself generally useful on the fourth floor of its place of business.
Some of his duties were to clean furniture, to help carry out furniture, and, more to the point so far as this suit is…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Benedick v. PottsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
- Waterman v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Stringham v. . HiltonNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Wood v. HeigesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896
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- Becker Pretzel Bakeries, Inc. v. Universal Oven CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
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