Pumphrey v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. In this case a petition for a mandamus, was filed by the appellant in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, on the 22nd of December, 1876, to compel the appellee to take charge of a bridge and preserve' the same as a free public highway, in accordance with the Act of 1876, ch. 220, requiring them so to do. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus, filed by the appellant, to compel the appellee to take charge and possession of the bridge over Grwynn’s Falls in the City of Baltimore, known as “ Harman’s Bridge.” The defendant demurred to the petition and by consent of counsel a pro forma judgment was rendered for the defendant, reserving the right of appeal. The.question presented is the sufficiency of the matters alleged in the petition to entitle the appellant to the writ.
The facts of the case as they appear in the petition are correctly stated in the appellant’s brief as follows:
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