Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Cain
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. At the trial below, the evidence produced on the part of the plaintiff was to the effect that he, together with J. W., Robert and J. W. C. Watkins, boarded defendant’s train at Washington Grove camp-meeting to go to Washington; that R. Watkins, who was sitting by plaintiff, had a stump of a cigar in his hand, and, upon being accused by the conductor of smoking, denied that he was smoking, and threw the cigar out of the window;…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. At the trial below, the evidence produced on the part of the plaintiff was to the effect that he, together with J. W., Robert and J. W. C. Watkins, boarded defendant’s train at Washington Grove camp-meeting to go to Washington; that R. Watkins, who was sitting by plaintiff, had a stump of a cigar in his hand, and, upon being accused by the conductor of smoking, denied that he was smoking, and threw the cigar out of the window; that Watkins and the conductor had a verbal altercation on the subject, and when the conductor threatened to put him…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
This is an action of trespass for false imprisonment. The declaration alleges in substance that the plaintiff was a passenger upon one of the cars of the defendant; that he was received as such passenger at Washington Grove station for the purpose of being carried from that place to Washington City, and that it thereupon became the duty of the defendant to carry the plaintiff safely to his destination ; yet the defendant did not carry the plaintiff safely to Washington, but instead thereof, when the car conveying the plaintiff reached the depot of the defendant in said city, the defendant, by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ruloff v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Roddy v. FinneganCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- Mitchell v. LemonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
- Phillips v. TrullNew York Supreme Court · 1814
- Knot v. GayConnecticut Superior Court · 1774
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3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mulcahy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Cornish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Stevenson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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