Legal Opinion

Green v. Caulk

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided February 20, 1861PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit court for Anne Arundel county. Action, brought on the 28th of October 1857, by the appellee against the appellant to recover for work and materials done and furnished by the plaintiff to the defendant, in the repair of her house in Annapolis, during the years 1854 and 1855. Three several bills of particulars of various items were filed by the plaintiff, No. 1 for carpenter’s work, amounting to $2195.65, No. 2 for lumber and materials, amounting to…

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Appeal from the Circuit court for Anne Arundel county. Action, brought on the 28th of October 1857, by the appellee against the appellant to recover for work and materials done and furnished by the plaintiff to the defendant, in the repair of her house in Annapolis, during the years 1854 and 1855. Three several bills of particulars of various items were filed by the plaintiff, No. 1 for carpenter’s work, amounting to $2195.65, No. 2 for lumber and materials, amounting to $1058.31, and No. 3 for tin roofing, amounting to $341.14, and No. 4 for hardware and hauling, amounting to $154.91. These…

1Opinion of the CourtLe Grand, C. J.

This is an action instituted to recover for work and labor and materials, furnished by the plaintiff in the repair of the house of the defendant, at Annapolis.

The questions which this court are now called upon to decide, relate to the rulings of the Circuit court, touching the admissibility of testimony. The defendant took eight excep tions to the opinions of the court. They will be noticed in the order in which they are presented in the record.

As to the first exception: — The plaintiff after giving general testimony of the work done and materials furnished, and of the value of both, called…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Marshall v. HaneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
  2. Lewis v. KramerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1852

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Contee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  3. Weishaar v. CanestraleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  4. Evans v. MurphyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
  5. Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. v. RodeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921

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