Legal Opinion
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. King
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 16, 1935No. [No. 88, October Term, 1934.]PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBond, C. J.
The judgment appealed from is one for damages for an alleged breach of an oral contract of the railroad company to employ the plaintiff for life, in consideration of his forbearance to sue on a claim for damages from injuries sustained in the year 1909; and the questions arise from a refusal of the trial court to direct a verdict for the defendant.
The plaintiff offered evidence tending to prove that he lost his left arm by having it run over on falling from a moving car, while he was employed as a brakeman. Whether he was at the time engaged in interstate commerce, so that his case would come…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad v. SchubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Spitze v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1892
- Arentz v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Heckler v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1934
- Conner's Estate (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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