Legal Opinion

Offutt v. County Commissioners

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 5, 1901PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County.

1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.

This suit was instituted by the appellant to recover damages from the appellees, which it is alleged, resulted from a change of the grade of the public road in front of the former’s property.

The appellees demurred to the declaration, and the demurrer having been sustained and judgment thereon rendered, the appellant has appealed.

There are two counts in the declaration. The only objection made by the appellee to the first, is that it does not sufficiently disclose the nature of the injury complained of, or the means by which it was occasioned. The averment of the count, is that the appellant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mayor of Cumberland v. WillisonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
  2. Green v. City & Suburban Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
  3. Peddicord v. Baltimore, Catonsville & Ellicott's Mills Passenger Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
  4. Koch v. North Avenue Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1892

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Glover v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1938
  2. Hanrahan v. Mayor of Baltimore CityCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1911
  3. White v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
  4. Mayor of Baltimore v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1913
  5. Smith v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1935

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