Mayor of Baltimore v. Ault
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. (Stump, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are the prayers in the case, and the action of the Court on each, and the instructions of the Court offered of its own motion: Pltffs.’ 1st Prayer—The plaintiffs pray the Court to instruct the jury that if they shall find from the evidence that the defendant delayed the progress of the work of the plaintiffs under the contract offered in evidence by…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. (Stump, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are the prayers in the case, and the action of the Court on each, and the instructions of the Court offered of its own motion: Pltffs.’ 1st Prayer—The plaintiffs pray the Court to instruct the jury that if they shall find from the evidence that the defendant delayed the progress of the work of the plaintiffs under the contract offered in evidence by failing to acquire the land lying on the south side of old Pratt street between East Falls avenue and President street,…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
In June, 1910, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore passed an ordinance for the widening of Pratt street from East Falls avenue to President street, the next street east, by establishing the southern building line of Pratt street about seventy feet further south. East Falls avenue runs along the east side of Jones’ Falls, and was from thirty to thirty-four feet wide. Pratt street, which was a much used thoroughfare about sixty-five feet wide, crossed the Falls by a bridge on which there were two tracks of the United Kailways and one track of the B. & O. Kailroad. The space between East…
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