Western Maryland Railroad v. Blue Ridge Hotel Co.

This is an action of covenant brought by the Blue Ridge Hotel Company of Washington County, a corporation organized under the general incorporation laws of Maryland, against the Western Maryland Railroad Company, a corporation created by an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland, ch. 304 of 1852, under the name of “The Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick Railroad Company,” the name being changed by ch. 37 of 1853 to “The Western Maryland Railroad Company.” The covenant sued upon is contained in a sealed agreement between the parties, made October 23rd, 1883. This agreement recites the making…