Burk v. Mayor of Baltimore

Charles Burk, the appellant, being dissatisfied with the assessments made by the Commissioners for Opening Streets in the City of Baltimore, in the matter of the opening of Whitelock street, appealed to the Baltimore City Court, where he filed a motion to quash the proceedings. This motion was overruled, and hence this appeal. During the course of the trial two exceptions were taken by the appellant to the rulings of the Court on the admissibility of evidence.

It was contended by the appellant in reference to the order overruling his motion to quash, first, that there is a fatal variance…