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Wilmington & Susquehanna Rail Road v. Condon

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 15, 1837PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Cecil county court. On the 26th day of October, 1836, The Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road Company filed the following warrant, inquisition, and sheriff’s return, to wit: State of Maryland, Cecil county, sc.

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Appeal from Cecil county court. On the 26th day of October, 1836, The Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road Company filed the following warrant, inquisition, and sheriff’s return, to wit: State of Maryland, Cecil county, sc. To Moble Pennington, Esquire, sheriff of Cecil county, Whereas application hath this day been made to me, the subscriber, one of the justices of the peace of the said state, for the county aforesaid, by The Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road Company by John C. Groome, their attorney, for a warrant under my hand and seal, to be to you directed, requiring you to summon a…

1Opinion of the CourtDoesey, Judge

Before we examine into the correctness of the opinion of the county court, set forth in the bill of exceptions introduced into the record before us, a preliminary question presents itself for our determination, does an appeal lie to this court from the judgment of the county court in a case like the present. We are of opinion that it does not. There is no appeal expressly given to the court of Appeals, under the act of assembly, investing the county court with the power of reviewing and confirming, or setting aside inquisitions like the present. From the nature and course of their…

2Cited by21 opinions

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  2. Sugar v. North Baltimore Methodist Protestant ChurchCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
  3. Prince George's County v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
  4. Murrell v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  5. New York Mining Co. v. Midland Mining Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1904

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