Johnston v. Glenn
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill of complaint in this case, filed on the 1st of May, 1874, charged, substantially, that the complainant was in possession of certain rooms and parts of the building, on the southwest, corner of Calvert street and Bank Lane, in the City of Baltimore, under a lease from Mrs. Henrietta R. Glenn, dated 10th May, 1873, demising the said premises to him for the term of two years from 1st of June, 1873, at the yearly rent of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill of complaint in this case, filed on the 1st of May, 1874, charged, substantially, that the complainant was in possession of certain rooms and parts of the building, on the southwest, corner of Calvert street and Bank Lane, in the City of Baltimore, under a lease from Mrs. Henrietta R. Glenn, dated 10th May, 1873, demising the said premises to him for the term of two years from 1st of June, 1873, at the yearly rent of $2,500, and up to the time of filing the hill he had held the said premises in quiet, peaceable possession. The bill…
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
If the complainant will not have a complete remedy at law, for the apprehended grievance, he is clearly entitled to be protected by the summary and preventive'process of the interlocutory injunction.
But might not adequate damages be recovered by him at law, if he were wantonly intruded upon and broken up in his business? Is it quite certain that in such case, he would not be entitled to recover, not only consequential, but exemplary damages, if he were disturbed under circumstances of aggravation ? If there can be ample redress at law, a Court of Equity ought not to interfere, because the…
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