Legal Opinion
Harris v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 10, 1926PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOffutt, J.
John E. Harris, aged seventy-three years, was on June 29th, 1925, employed by the Park Board of Baltimore City as a park policeman under the authority conferred by sections 97 and 98 of the Revised Edition of 1915 of the Baltimore City Charter, which read as follows:
“97. The said Board of Park' Commissioners shall have full power to employ and compensate all persons whom, in its judgment it may deem proper, in maintaining and supporting such parks, etc. * * *
“98. The night watchman employed by the Board of Park Commissioners shall have, while on duty, the same powers that police in said city…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. HartwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Hall v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Nichols v. . MacLeanNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Hall v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Berkey v. DeliaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Baltimore Police Department v. CherkesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Brewer v. MeleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Bradshaw v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Robinson v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
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