Legal Opinion
Hammond v. Love
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 9, 1946No. [No. 55 Adv., October Term, 1946.]PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
The following order was filed
per curiam-.
The Court holds that the requirement of the election law for the initialing of ballots is mandatory and that the counting of uninitialed ballots by the Supervisors of Elections was arbitrary and in violation of law. For these reasons, to be amplified in an opinion to be hereafter filed, the order appealed from is reversed and the writ of mandamus is directed to be issued as prayed.
2Opinion of the Court · MarkellMarkell, J.
At the 1946 Democratic primary election in Baltimore County the appellant Hammond and appellee Gathmann were candidates for nomination for Treasurer of Baltimore County; the…
3Cases cited24 opinions
- Heaps v. CobbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
- Bowers v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Hecht v. CrookCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
- Tuthill v. RendelmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
- Mahoney v. ByersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
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4Cited by36 opinions
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