Miles v. Stevenson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Somerset County (Page, C. J.), directing a writ of mandamus to issue. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Somerset County (Page, C. J.), directing a writ of mandamus to issue. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. At the trial the petitioner (appellee) offered the following prayers : 1. The petitioner prays the Court to find as matter of law, that if they shall find from the evidence that the County Commissioners, the defendants in this cause, removed Ira E. Stevenson from office as supervisor of the roads mentioned in the petition, because the bid of Samuel H. Coulbourn, as supervisor for the same district, was for a less sum of money than…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
This case had its origin in a petition filed by the appellee against the appellants, the County Commissioners of Somerset County, and one Samuel H. Coulbourn, praying for a writ of mandamus. The undisputed facts are: That in November, 1893, the relator, Stevenson, was appointed by the County Commissioners supervisor of certain public roads of Somerset County for the term of two years: That he accepted the office, gave bond and duly qualified: That thereafter, in July, 1894, the same County Commissioners appointed the appellant, Coulbourn, supervisor of the same roads in place of the appellee,…
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