Leonard & Leonard v. Earle

In Maryland, the business of oyster packing is important and for many years has been licensed and taxed as a 'privilege. Most of the live oysters having been taken by tongs or dredges from bottoms in Maryland — a small per cent, come from Virginia and New Jersey — are sold to packers. At some convenient place on shore, they are shucked;' the edible portion is placed in containers and shipped to points throughout the Union. Formerly, the detached shélls had no commercial value and often were disposed of by dumping into the Bay: Later they came into demand and were commonly sold for use in…