Mayor of Baltimore v. Stuyvesant Insurance

This is an appeal by the defendants below from a final decree of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City (Sodaro, J.), dated January 10, 1961. The decree declared that Ordinance No. 437 of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, ap proved August 4, 1960, providing for the regulation of those engaged in the business of becoming surety for compensation in criminal cases, was invalid. The decree enjoined the appellants from acting under or enforcing the provisions of said ordinance, and required costs to be paid by the appellants.

The questions presented below and considered on this appeal are: (1)…