Merrick v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Supremo Bench of Baltimore City. This suit was commenced by the appellant on the 11th of September, 1868, by the filing of a narr. containing two counts, one for work and labor done, and the other for services rendered by the plaintiff's testator, in his lifetime, as agent and attorney, in obtaining from the Legislature an Act (1835, eh. 395) authorizing a subscription by the State of three millions of dollars to the capital stock of the appellee, which…
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Appeal from the Supremo Bench of Baltimore City. This suit was commenced by the appellant on the 11th of September, 1868, by the filing of a narr. containing two counts, one for work and labor done, and the other for services rendered by the plaintiff's testator, in his lifetime, as agent and attorney, in obtaining from the Legislature an Act (1835, eh. 395) authorizing a subscription by the State of three millions of dollars to the capital stock of the appellee, which subscription was made by the State pursuant to the provisions of said Act. With the narr. there was filed an account and…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
This is an appeal from the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, and the question preliminary to all others is one of jurisdiction of that Court to review on appeal an order of the Baltimore City Court, refusing to strike out a judgment rendered therein by default.
It appears that the judgment by default, in favor of the present appellant against the appellee, was entered, on motion, on the 15th of September, 1868, and on the 13th of October following, it being after the first return day succeeding the return of the writ, on motion of the appellant, the judgment ■was extended under the Act of 1864,…
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