HAMMOND, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
Appellant sued the Warden of the Maryland House of Correction and a guard of that institution to recover damages he alleges he suffered while a prisoner, when the guard closed his cell door upon him in such a manner as to strike and injure him. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained.
The declaration alleged that the Warden had the duty to appoint a guard only after a rigid investigation as to his fitness...
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