Graham v. Gaither
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (jDawiíiiís, J.). Petition for mandamus by Robert L. Graham and others against Charles 3>. Gaither, Police Commissioner of Baltimore City. E'rom an order denying the writ, petitioners appeal.
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (jDawiíiiís, J.). Petition for mandamus by Robert L. Graham and others against Charles 3>. Gaither, Police Commissioner of Baltimore City. E'rom an order denying the writ, petitioners appeal. Section 144 of the Revised Edition of the Charter of Baltimore City, referred to in the opinion, is as follows: “The duties of the Board of Police Commissioners hereby created shall be as follows: They shall at all times of the day and night, within the boundaries of the City of Baltimore, as well on the water as on the land, preserve the public peace, prevent crime…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, C. J.
This is an appeal from an order and judgment of the lower court, which overruled a demurrer to the answer of the respondent and entered a final judgment for the defendant, on' a petition for a mandamus filed by the appellants against Charles H. Gaither, Police Commissioner for the City of Baltimore. The object of the mandamus, as shown by the prayers of the petition, was to' prevent and restrain the respondent from permitting the playing of professional baseball at Oriole Park on Sunday during the months of April, June, July, August and September, 1921, to command and require him to enforce…
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