Santa Clara Mining Ass'n v. Meredith
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The appellee sued the appellant on the common counts, “for services rendered during 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874, in obtaining patent, negotiating loan in London, and various duties in California, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.”
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The appellee sued the appellant on the common counts, “for services rendered during 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874, in obtaining patent, negotiating loan in London, and various duties in California, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.” Exception.—At the trial the plaintiff offered the three following prayers: 1. If the jury shall find from the evidence in this case that the plaintiff was employed by the directors of the defendant corporation to obtain from the Land Office at Washington the several patents for the lands owned by the defendant in…
1Opinion of the CourtGrason, J.
At the trial of this case in the Baltimore City Court the plaintiff offered three prayers, the two first of which were granted and the third was refused, and the defendant seven, all of which were rejected except the sixth, which was granted, and the judgment, being in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant appealed.
The question presented by the prayers for our determination is, whether an officer of a corporation can recover for services rendered the corporation without an express contract of employment.
We have carefully examined the authorities referred to by the counsel of the respective…
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- Northern Central Railway Co. v. BastianCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1860
- Elysville Manufacturing Co. v. Okisko Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
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