Mayor of Frederick v. Groshon
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County, in Equity. The appeal in this case is from a decree making perpetual an injunction restraining the appellant from taking possession of certain land of the appellee in Frederick city, condemned by the city for certain public uses. The nature of the case is fully stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County, in Equity. The appeal in this case is from a decree making perpetual an injunction restraining the appellant from taking possession of certain land of the appellee in Frederick city, condemned by the city for certain public uses. The nature of the case is fully stated in the opinion of the Court. The cause was argued before Babtol, C. J., Stewart, GeasoN, Miller and Alvey, J. Where there is full, adequate and complete remedy at law, equity will not interfere. Williams vs. West, 2 Md., 174; Clayton, et al. vs. Carey, 4 Md., 26. If the repeal…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
The object of the bill in this case was to obtain an injunction to restrain the appellants, a municipal corporation, from appropriating the land and premises of the appellee to public purposes.
The appellee alleged that the appellants had proceeded by inquisition to condemn some part of his premises for the use and purpose of the town, and that they had, by virtue of such *442condemnation, entered upon and taken possession of the land so condemned, and were then engaged-in excavating, digging up and removing the soil of such land; and that the business of the appellee, being that of a coal dealer,…
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