Ferguson v. Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad

This case was instituted on March 29, 1949, in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, by Denton J. Ferguson (appellant) against The Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Company, a body corporate, (appellee). It is grounded on negligence and arises out of an accident in an attempt by the plaintiff to board the defendant’s train. The defendant filed general issue pleas, the case was tried before a jury which rendered a verdict for the defendant, and upon judgment entered thereon the plaintiff has appealed.

The facts are as follows: The plaintiff lives at Wood-lawn Heights, in Anne Arundel County, and…