Mayor of Baltimore v. Libowitz

As the statute enacted in the matter of removal of causes is in harmony with the terms of the Constitution (Code, art. 75, secs. 109-111; art. 5, sec, 27; art. 24, sec. 1; Fountain v. State, 135 Md. 87, 91), the question on this appeal is whether a petition for a writ of mandamus can be removed for trial under the provisions of the Constitution on that subject.

The original Constitution of the State of Maryland contained no provision for the removal of a pending litigation Lorn one court to another for trial until an amendment, which was submitted by chapter 55 of the Acts of 1804, entitled…