Legal Opinion

Mayor of Baltimore v. Rice.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 16, 1891PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion off the Court. Exception. — The appellant below offered the following prayer: That if the jury find from the evidence that the appellant is the tenant from year to year of the land described in the proceedings in this case, and that the lease of tlie land has been renewed from year to year, for a period of five years, and that the appellant erected valuable improvements upon the land, relying upon a…

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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion off the Court. Exception. — The appellant below offered the following prayer: That if the jury find from the evidence that the appellant is the tenant from year to year of the land described in the proceedings in this case, and that the lease of tlie land has been renewed from year to year, for a period of five years, and that the appellant erected valuable improvements upon the land, relying upon a renewal of said lease, and that it was the intention of the appellant and the landlord of the premises to renew said lease,…

1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.

In the return of their proceedings relative to the opening of Clare street in the City of Baltimore, the Commissioners awarded certain damages to Frederick Rice. He took an appeal to the Baltimore City Court, and the jury in their inquisition assessed his damages at thirty-five hundred dollars. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore appealed to this Court from the rulings of the City Court. Rice testified that he was the owner of a brick-yard, which would be destroyed for all practical purposes by the opening of Clare street; that the yard was worth four thousand dollars, and that after the…

2Cited by20 opinions

  1. Emery v. Boston Terminal Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
  2. Gluck v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1895
  3. Mayor of Baltimore v. LatrobeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
  4. Land Clearance for Redevelopment Corp. v. DoernhoeferSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  5. James Poultry Co. v. City of Nebraska CityNebraska Supreme Court · 1939

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