Legal Opinion
Montchester Gun Club, Inc. v. Honga River Gun Club, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 16, 1970No. [No. 184, September Term, 1969.]PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDigges, J.
Having abjured trial by combat for trial by law, two Eastern Shore gun clubs have called upon the Maryland courts to settle a boundary dispute between them. So enamored are they of legal rather than ballistic processes, they have resorted to an antique 1786 statute which is now seldom used and has not been considered by this Court for over one hundred and fifty years. Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1786, now codified as Article 15 of the Maryland Code (1957, 1968 Repl. Vol.) provides that the circuit court may appoint a commission to mark and bound lands, the boundaries of which have been lost or…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wash., B. A.R. Co. v. KimmeyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
- Simpler v. State, Use of BoydCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Millison v. Citizens National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Weems's Lessee v. DisneyGeneral Court of Virginia · 1798
- Green v. M'ClellanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1816
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Attorney General v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Matter of AndersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. RossCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Honga River Gun Club, Inc. v. Montchester Gun Club, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974