Legal Opinion

United Railways & Electric Co. v. Phillips

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 15, 1916PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Court of Common. Pleas" of Baltimore City. (Stump, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.

The appellant owns and operates an electric railway in the City of Baltimore. On the afternoon of July 28, 1913, Mrs. Maggie Phillips, the appellee, was a passenger on one of its cars, and she testified that she was injured by a fall which fractured her kneecap while a- passenger on the car. If the evidence produced on behalf of the plaintiff be true1, there can be no doubt that she was very seriously and painfully, and probably permanently, injured. But the nature and extent of her injuries were matters exclusively for the jury, and are not subjects for review1 on this appeal.

The appellee…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. State ex rel. HauerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
  2. State ex rel. Coughlan v. Baltimore & Ohio Rail RoadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
  3. Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road v. WorthingtonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
  4. Baltimore City Passenger Ry. Co. v. NugentCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1897
  5. Bannon ex rel. Coughlan v. Baltimore & Ohio Rail RoadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  2. Nelson v. SeilerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
  3. Ricketts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  4. Kaufman v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1931

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