Parsons v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.

The appellant, Calvin Parsons, was the operator of an automobile which collided with a telephone pole of the appellee corporation along a State highway in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. The appellant, Catherine Mohan, was a passenger in said car, and both parties brought suit against the appellee for damages, alleging negligence in constructing and maintaining said telephone pole in a dangerous position in said road. The court sustained appellee’s demurrer to the declaration in each of said cases, and from the judgments of non pros and for costs each of said parties has appealed. By…