Legal Opinion
Mayor of Baltimore v. Silver
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 10, 1972No. [No. 43, September Term, 1971.]PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinan, J.
On April 19, 1861, riots broke out in the streets of Baltimore inspiring James Ryder Randall to wax poetically, “Avenge the patriotic gore that flecked the streets of Baltimore.” 1 The occasion was the passage of Union troops through the City and in the aftermath, one Poultney, a gunsmith, sued the City for the negligence of the authorities in failing to afford police protection to his shop which was looted of firearms. At common law a municipality generally is immune from actions for injuries occasioned by its negligence or nonfeasance in the exercise of functions essentially governmental in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hunt v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Rossberg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- Heubeck v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- City of Chicago v. SturgesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hitchins Bros. v. Mayor of FrostburgCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Rollins v. EllwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Police Commissioner v. DowlingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Baltimore Police Department v. CherkesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Harden v. Mass Transit AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Vanguard Justice Society, Inc. v. HughesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
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