Legal Opinion

Valentine v. Mayor of Hagerstown

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 2, 1897PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Washington County (Stake, J.)

1Opinion of the CourtRussum, J.

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Washington County, in equity, dismissing the bill of complaint of the appellant praying an injunction against the appellees to restrain the collection of taxes levied and assessed by the appellees against the appellant. The bill alleges that prior to the Act of 1884, chapter 58 (Code of Pub. Local Laws, Art. 22, §§ 155—221, inclusive), the complainant was the owner of certain land which, by that Act, became included within the corporate limits of Hagerstown : That the said land is not liable to taxation for municipal purposes, but is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Abbott v. Inhabitants of Cottage CityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
  2. Kennedy v. Mayor & City CouncilCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
  3. Board of Supervisors v. BanksMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
  4. State v. Common Council of BelvidereSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1896

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Canton Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
  2. Sindall v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1901
  3. State Tax Commission v. GalesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
  4. Whittington v. Com'rs. of CrisfieldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1913
  5. Mullan v. HochmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1929

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