Board of Police Commissioners v. Wagner
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Stockbridge, J.), in favor of the plaintiff for the property replevied.
1Opinion of the Court
Page. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an action of replevin to recover a musical slot machine. The third plea is, that the article is “a gambling device or instrument intended and designed to be used by the plaintiff and others in violation of the gambling laws of the State, which can be put to no legitimate use, and was detained by the defendants, in the discharge of their official duty, to prevent such violation and to be used, if necessary, as evidence against the plaintiffand the replication is, that at the time the machine was taken, ‘‘there was no charge pending against…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Eichenlaub v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- State v. MaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
- Monty v. ArnesonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
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- State v. HymanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1904
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- Silverstein v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
- State v. GurryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1913
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