Baltimore v. Baltimore Trust & Guarantee Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EEOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED . STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND. The appellee, being the plaintiff below, brought this action in the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland, for the purpose of enjoining the city authorities from tearing up or interfering with the railroad track laid down by the Lake Roland Elevated Railroad Company on Lexington street, in the city of Baltimore.
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APPEAL EEOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED . STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND. The appellee, being the plaintiff below, brought this action in the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland, for the purpose of enjoining the city authorities from tearing up or interfering with the railroad track laid down by the Lake Roland Elevated Railroad Company on Lexington street, in the city of Baltimore. The bill and the answer were duly filed in April, 1893, and the following are substantially the facts upon which the case was heard and determined by the court below: The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peckham
The discussion on the argument of this case took quite a Avide range, but in the view Ave take, Ave can dispose of this appeal Avithout deciding whether the common council had or had not the power to make a contract for the perpetual use of its streets by the railroad company, upon the terms and conditions which might be agreed upon between the common council and the railroad company, and Avhich Avhen once agreed upon should not be thereafter subject to repeal or material alteration by the common council. It is sufficient for the decision of this case to hold that the direction to lay but one…
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