County Commissioners v. County Commissioners

The questions presented for the Court’s determination in this case, arise out of a controversy between Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties as to whether the latter shall contribute to the cost of the construction and maintenance of a bridge over Kent Narrows, the situs of the bridge being wholly within the limits of the former county.

This is the third time questions concerning the same controversy have come before this Court for its consideration, and in order that the precise nature of the questions how to be considered may be clearly understood something of the history of the legislation in…