Mayor of Cumberland v. Willison
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. The .conceded facts of this case (which was removed from the Circuit Court for Allegany County,) and the substance of the prayers offered by the plaintiif and defendant are stated in the opinion of the Court. The defendant excepted to the rulings of the Court below, (Bowie, Bouic and Lynch, J.,) and the verdict and judgment being for the plaintiif, the defendant appealed.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. The .conceded facts of this case (which was removed from the Circuit Court for Allegany County,) and the substance of the prayers offered by the plaintiif and defendant are stated in the opinion of the Court. The defendant excepted to the rulings of the Court below, (Bowie, Bouic and Lynch, J.,) and the verdict and judgment being for the plaintiif, the defendant appealed. A municipal corporation is not responsible in an action on the case for consequential injuries, arising from the proper and careful discharge of the duties imposed upon it…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The appellee, the owner of a water-mill and appurtenances situated in the City of Cumberland, brought this action against the city on the 19th of September, 1876, to *145recover damages for injuries to liis property, caused as the declaration alleges by the wrongful acts of the defendant. At the trial many points were decided in favor of the defendant, which are not brought up for review by this appeal. A brief statement of some of the conceded facts of the case, is essential to a clear understanding of the main question, which the appeal does require us to decide.
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- Barron Ex Rel. Tiernan v. Mayor of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- Nevins v. City of PeoriaIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Pettigrew v. Village of EvansvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
- Hoyt v. City of HudsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
- Goszler v. Corporation of GeorgetownSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
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- Miles v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
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