Hawley v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appjbals from the Baltimore City Court. On the 14th day of May, 1867, an ordinance was passed by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, to condemn and open Mosher street, from Druid Hill avenue to Madison avenue.
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Appjbals from the Baltimore City Court. On the 14th day of May, 1867, an ordinance was passed by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, to condemn and open Mosher street, from Druid Hill avenue to Madison avenue. In pursuance of said ordinance the Commissioners for Opening .Streets proceeded on the 13th day of April, 1868, to perform the duties required of them in regard to the opening of Mosher street, in accordance with the provisions of the general ordinance in relation to streets in the city of Baltimore. They estimated the value of the ground lying in the bed of Mosher street, between…
1Opinion of the CourtBrent, J.
As the appeals of Ilawley and others against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore against Hiss, are included in one record and have been argued together, wo will dispose of them in the same opinion.
In the case of the Mayor and City Council against Hiss there is really but one question presented, and that is, to what extent has there been a dedication of the bed of Mosher street by the appellee Hiss ?
It is in proof that Hiss, being the owner of certain lands lying between Madison and Druid Hill avenues, offered at public auction, in 1866,…
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