Willing v. Bozman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Worcester County. This suit, the nature of which is set forth in the opinion ■of the Court, was brought to the September Term, 1877, of Wicomico County, by the appellee against the appellants. The plaintiff on the 26th of November, 1877, declared with three counts in his narr., and on the 9th of ■January, 1878, the defendants pleaded the general issue and three special pleas.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Worcester County. This suit, the nature of which is set forth in the opinion ■of the Court, was brought to the September Term, 1877, of Wicomico County, by the appellee against the appellants. The plaintiff on the 26th of November, 1877, declared with three counts in his narr., and on the 9th of ■January, 1878, the defendants pleaded the general issue and three special pleas. On the same day, on suggestion of the plaintiff, the Court directed the case to be removed to Worcester County. On the 22nd of May, 1878, the plaintiff joined issue on the defendants’…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The declaration in this case contains three counts.
The first charges the defendants with having unlawfully, wickedly and maliciously seized and taken possession of the plaintiff’s boat, whereby he was greatly damaged and injured. • •
To this count the defendants pleaded the general issue, and then filed separate pleas by way of justification to the whole declaration.
The separate plea of the defendant, Willing, alleges that the boat mentioned in the declaration was being used for the purpose of dredging oysters in the waters of Wicomico County, and that on being pursued the person in charge of…
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