State ex rel. McClellan v. Graves
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Arpear from the Superior Court of Baltimore city. This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Baltimore city, discharging a rule which, upon the petition of the appellant, had been laid upon the appellees, to show-cause why a mandamus should not issue to compel them to proceed in the opening and widening of Holliday street, in the city of Baltimore. The case presented by the petition and answer is stated in the opinion of this Court.
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Arpear from the Superior Court of Baltimore city. This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Baltimore city, discharging a rule which, upon the petition of the appellant, had been laid upon the appellees, to show-cause why a mandamus should not issue to compel them to proceed in the opening and widening of Holliday street, in the city of Baltimore. The case presented by the petition and answer is stated in the opinion of this Court. Prior to the passage of the order from which the appeal was taken, the following opinion was filed in the Court below, by Martin, J.: As the…
1Opinion of the CourtBowie, C. J.
The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, by virtue of authority vested in them by an Act of the General Assembly, passed at December Session 1838, entitled, “An Act to vest certain powers in the Corporation of Baltimore, in relation to streets,” on the 21st of October 1858, passed an ordinance to widen Holliday street, between Baltimore and Fayette streets, and to open a street, in continuation of Holliday street, to Exchange Place, and to change the name of Commerce street to Holliday street.
The" Commissioners for opening streets were required to widen Holliday street from Baltimore to…
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