Cochran v. Preston
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas (Stockbridge, J.)
1Opinion of the CourtWorthington, J.
The only question involved in this appeal is whether or not the Act of 1904, ch. 42, is a valid exercise of legislative power.
By this Act it is provided, “that from and after the date of ■the passage of this Act, no building, except churches, shall be erected or altered in the-city of Baltimore on the territory bounded by the south side of Madison street, the west side of St. Paul street, the north side of Center street and the east side of Cathedral street, to exceed in height a point seventy feet above the surface of the street at the base line of Washington Monument.”
The Act was approved…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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