Pitsnogle v. Western Maryland Railway Co.

The question in this appeal involves the right of a condemning party to abandon condemnation proceedings, instituted under Chapter 117 of the Acts of 1912, after the rendition of the verdict of the jury, on exceptions to award of the appraisers but before judgment on the verdict.

This case has once been before this Court and is reported in 119 Md. 673, which was an appeal by the appellants herein from the judgment of condemnation, which judgment was affirmed by this Court.

The appellqe filed its petition against the appellants, in which it alleged that it “desires to acquire the said parcel of…