Western Maryland Railroad v. Herold
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiffs for $5,000, and judgment was entered thereon, after a motion for a new trial was overruled.
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Appeal from the the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiffs for $5,000, and judgment was entered thereon, after a motion for a new trial was overruled. The cause was argued before Alvey, C. J., Miller, Robinson, Irving, Bryan, and McSherry, J. The following authorities were referred to: Balto. & Ohio Railroad Go. vs. Worthington, 21 Md., 275; Stolces vs. Saltonstall, 13 Peters, 181; Railroad Go. vs. Mowery, 36 Ohio, 418; Txoomley vs. G. P. N. & E. R. R. Go., 69 N. Y., 158; Coulter vs. American Merchants’ Un. Ex.…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained hy the female plaintiff, and caused by the' alleged negligence of the defendant.. On the morning of the accident, the female” plaintiff went, in company with Mrs. Shadle and in charge of one of her children, to the Wilson Sanitarium, a resort for sick children, situated near the main line of the defendant company. The car in which the plaintiff was seated, was attached to a train that went beyond the Sanitarium, and when it reached the switch leading from the main track into the grounds of the Sanitarium, it was detached,…
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