Caton v. MacTavish
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the appellant on the 17th April, 1834. The declaration was endorsed with an order to the clerk of the county court, to “docket this suit by consent, and enter the case referred according to the agreement in Carroll vs. Me Tavish and Catón, to Stevenson Archer and Richard B. Magruder, Esqr's, they having been selected according to the terms of that agreement.
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Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the appellant on the 17th April, 1834. The declaration was endorsed with an order to the clerk of the county court, to “docket this suit by consent, and enter the case referred according to the agreement in Carroll vs. Me Tavish and Catón, to Stevenson Archer and Richard B. Magruder, Esqr's, they having been selected according to the terms of that agreement. J. Glenn, for Plaintiff, R. Johnson, Defendant's Attorney." The agreement referred to in the aforegoing order, is in form following, to wit: “The following…
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, Judge
A dispute existing in this case between the appellant and the legal representatives of the late Charles Carroll of Carrollton, concerning a certain sum of money claimed by the appellant from the appellee, as the executrix of Mr. Carroll, upon an award made in favour of the appellant in the life-time of Mr. Carroll, for the purpose of effecting an amicable adjustment of such controversy by arbitration, it was agreed between the parties that a suit should be docketed in Baltimore county court, and the controversy should be referred to arbitrators, who were authorized to act under certain…
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