STATE v. CAPITAL TRANSIT CO.

[No. 103, October Term, 1949.]

194 Md. 656 (1950)

72 A.2d 245

STATE, USE OF RIDGWAY, ET AL. v. CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alger Y. Barbee and Edward S. Northrop, with whom was Arthur G. Lambert on the brief, for the appellants.

Paul R. Connolly, with whom were George D. Horning, Jr., and Robert Peter on the brief, for the appellee.

The cause was argued before MARBURY, C.J., DELAPLAINE, COLLINS, GRASON, HENDERSON and MARKELL, JJ.


COLLINS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

On the night of October 21, 1947, William B. Ridgway attended a union meeting in Washington. Afterwards, about 11:45 P.M., he left in an automobile driven by Mr. Richard H. Watts for Hyattsville. On the way Mr. Ridgway and Mr. Watts stopped at a tavern for about two hours and had "a couple of drinks." They arrived near Stop 12 of the appellee, Capital Transit Company, which...

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