Hubbard v. Mayor of Baltimore

By this suit in ejectment the appellants dispute the validity of condemnation proceedings under which certain land owned by them was acquired by the City of Baltimore for street widening purposes. The condemnation was conducted under the provisions of chapter 32 of the Acts of 1912, which authorized the Mayor and City Council, by ordinance, to direct the commissioners for opening streets, after giving the notice required by law, to value the damages and benefits resulting to the owners from the acquisition of land for street improvements, subject to the right of the city or the owners to…