Mayor of Baltimore v. Eschbach
Court of Appeals of Maryland
.Appeal from the Superior Cpurf of Baltimore City. Action brought September 6th, 1856, by the appellee against th.e appellants, to recover damages for default of the defendants in imposing a valid tax for the work done under a contract made by the plaintiff with the .city commissioner, for the grading and paying of Hull stjreet.
Read the full summary
.Appeal from the Superior Cpurf of Baltimore City. Action brought September 6th, 1856, by the appellee against th.e appellants, to recover damages for default of the defendants in imposing a valid tax for the work done under a contract made by the plaintiff with the .city commissioner, for the grading and paying of Hull stjreet. All the material facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court, and as, by that opinion, the right of the plaintiff to recover is decided against hi.m?'it is unnecessary to state the various rulings of the court below, (Lee, J.,) to which the defendant’s…
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
The Legislature, by the Acts of 1797, chap. 54,1817, chap. 148, and 1835, chap. 390, conferred upon the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore full power and authority to pass all ordinances necessary to provide for the grading and paving of its Streets, and in execution of the power so conferred, they, by Rev. Ord. No. 15 of 1860, imposed upon the city commissioner the duties therein particularly specified and defined, in reference to such grading and paving.
Under this ordinance, the city commissioner, with the approbation of the mayor, determined- to grade and pave Hull street, from Fort…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lee v. MunroeSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
- Mayor of Baltimore v. MarriottCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1856
3Cited by48 opinions
- Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Lipsitz v. ParrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Verdin v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. v. New Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- Mayor of Balto. v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1863
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.