Lammott v. Maulsby
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Orphans Court of Carroll county. In this case the orphans court bound out a free colored boy to the appellant, by indenture, dated the 31st of July 1854. On the 9th of October of the same year, the appellee filed a suggestion, in writing, to the court, stating that the indentures were not in conformity with, the act of 1839, ch. 35, under which the court professed to act, for various reasons therein set out.
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Appeal from the Orphans Court of Carroll county. In this case the orphans court bound out a free colored boy to the appellant, by indenture, dated the 31st of July 1854. On the 9th of October of the same year, the appellee filed a suggestion, in writing, to the court, stating that the indentures were not in conformity with, the act of 1839, ch. 35, under which the court professed to act, for various reasons therein set out. The court took the testimony of witnesses, and on the 5th of December, passed an order revoking and annulling the indentures previously granted. ' From this order the…
1Opinion of the Court
Eccleston, J.,
delivered tlie opinion of this court.
The act of 1842, ch. 25, conferred upon the orphans courts special limited jurisdiction, such as they previously did not possess. And the second section, in express terms, gave a right of appealing to the county court in all cases arising under the act. If, therefore, the present case is within the jurisdiction thus given, there can be no appeal to this court.
The case of tlie Wilmington & Susquehanna Rail Road Co. vs. Condon, 8 G. & J., 443, came up under a decision of tile county court in reference to an inquisition taken under the law…
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