Legal Opinion

Handy v. Maddox

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided April 1, 1897PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for Somerset County (Page, C. J.), dismissing the appellant’s bill of complaint.

1Opinion of the CourtBriscoe, J.

The motion to dismiss this appeal cannot prevail. It is apparent from the record and the proof filed in the case, that the appellants are not responsible for the delay in transmitting the transcript of this record. The motion to dismiss will therefore be overruled.

We have carefully examined this case, and will affirm the order appealed from for the reasons given by the Judge below, in the following opinion :

“The bill alleges that in February, 1868, the plaintiff located a certain oyster lot in the waters of East Creek, in Somerset County, and ever since has used the same for the purpose of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hess v. MuirCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
  2. Goodsell v. LawsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kelly v. Montebello Park Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
  2. Smoot Sand & Gravel Co. v. Columbia Granite & Dredging Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1924
  3. Bostick v. Smoot Sand and Gravel CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1957
  4. Garner v. Tulsa Bldg. & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
  5. Montague Corporation v. Burton Lumber Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926

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