Regents of the University of Maryland v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of assumpsit, instituted by consent to December, 1837. -The plaintiffs counted for money had and received to their úse, and the defendant pleaded the general issue and limitations. On these pleas issues were joined.
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Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of assumpsit, instituted by consent to December, 1837. -The plaintiffs counted for money had and received to their úse, and the defendant pleaded the general issue and limitations. On these pleas issues were joined. It was agreed that either party shall be at liberty to have considered as offered in evidence in the case, any certified copies, by the proper keeper, of any original papers laid before the legislature, or any branch of it, relative to the University, from the year 1807 to the present time, to have the same effect and…
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
A variety of questions arise in this case, which is one of a grave and delicate character. Important as respects the-interests involved, and the results to the community. What may be the effect of the decision of this court (whether beneficial or otherwise) upon the usefulness and future operations of the University, we do not know, nor is it our business to inquire; looking only, and with a single eye, as it is our duty to do, to the questions alone submitted to us, and seeking to decide them, according to the principles of law governing…
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