Legal Opinion
Hitchins v. Mayor of Cumberland
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 4, 1955No. [Nos. 58-59, October Term, 1955 (Adv.).]PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bruñe, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The appellant, as a taxpayer, brought two suits in the Circuit Court for Allegany County, each of which sought a declaratory decree and an injunction, against the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland (referred to below as “Cumberland”, the “City” or the “City of Cumberland”) and the Mayor and City Clerk of Cumberland. In the first suit (No. 58) the principal question was this: Were Sections 215-222 of the Charter of Cumberland dealing with the methods of amending that Charter as enacted by Chapter 702 of the Acts of 1951, a Public Local Law,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kirkwood v. Provident Savings BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
- Heubeck v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Appeal Tax Court v. Western Maryland RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1879
- State v. Northern Central Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- Herman v. M. C.C. of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Godwin v. County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Abbott v. Administrative Hearing BoardCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Kimball-Tyler Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- City of Gaithersburg v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Hitchins v. Mayor of CumberlandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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