Legal Opinion

Mayor of Hagerstown v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 7, 1908PublishedCited by 36 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Washington County (Keedy, J.) The cause was argued before Briscoe, Boyd, S.chmucker, Burke and Rogers, JJ.

1Opinion of the Court

Briscoe. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The questions for decision in this case arise upon an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for Washington County overruling a demurrer to a bill in equity. The principal question involved turns upon the validity of an ordinance passed by the Mayor and Council of Hagerstown, on the second day of May, 1907. The ordinance is as follows:

r. “An Ordinance entitled, an ordinance, to provide regulations for the herding, keeping, and confining of domesticated animals, within the corporate limits of Hagerstown.

Section 1. Be it enacted and ordained by…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Mayor of Baltimore v. RadeckeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
  3. Fischer v. St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  4. Covington Stock-Yards Co. v. KeithSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Bostock v. SamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1902

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Maryland Theatrical Corp. v. BrennanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
  2. Goldman v. CrowtherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
  3. Tighe v. OsborneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1926
  4. Levering v. Park CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1919
  5. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R. Co. v. LiddleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962

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