Thomas v. Baltimore Transit Co.

Alice V. Thomas and her husband, Nobel Henry Thomas, brought suit against the Baltimore Transit Company for damages resulting from personal injuries suffered by Alice V. Thomas while a passenger on one of the Transit Company’s trolley cars. There was a verdict for the defendant, whereupon this appeal was taken. It is based on three grounds: first, that the jury was instructed to consider whether she had been guilty of contributory negligence, when there was no evidence of negligence on her part; second, whether the trial court erroneously struck out the testimony of a physician regarding his…