Mayor of Baltimore v. Smith & Schwartz Brick Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the rulings of the Baltimore City Court (Wright, J.), on the trial of an appeal from the award of the Commissioners for Opening Streets in Baltimore City, in the matter of the opening of Madison, street, from Patterson Park avenue to Grove alley, assessing benefits to the Smith & Schwartz Brick Company. The exceptions to the evidence are stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the rulings of the Baltimore City Court (Wright, J.), on the trial of an appeal from the award of the Commissioners for Opening Streets in Baltimore City, in the matter of the opening of Madison, street, from Patterson Park avenue to Grove alley, assessing benefits to the Smith & Schwartz Brick Company. The exceptions to the evidence are stated in the opinion of the Court. The appellee offered the following prayers: 1. “The property owner prays the Court to instruct the jury, that in making up their verdict the only matter for their inquiry is the amount of increase in the actual…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, J.
In this case we are called upon to review the rulings of the Baltimore City Court at the trial of an appeal by the Smith & Schwarz Brick Company, from an award of the Commissioners for Opening Streets in the city of Baltimore, assessing benefits to said company in the matter of opening Madison street from Patterson Park avenue to Grove alley in said city. There are nine bills of exceptions in the record which we will consider in their order. The first presents one of the most important questions to be determined by us. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore moved the Court to direct the…
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