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Alexander v. Worthington

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1853PublishedCited by 82 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore city. This appeal was taken from an order of the court below granting an injunction upon a bill filed by the appellees against the appellant and others, represented to be the heirs at law of Michael B. Carroll, deceased. The allegations of the bill and all the facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of this court.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore city. This appeal was taken from an order of the court below granting an injunction upon a bill filed by the appellees against the appellant and others, represented to be the heirs at law of Michael B. Carroll, deceased. The allegations of the bill and all the facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of this court. The act of 1835, ch. 380, enables any one defendant, on filing his answer, to appeal from an order granting an injuncSion. 7 Gill, 109, Barnes vs. Dodge. The appellant has Sled his answer, which is unexceptionable. His appeal is…

1Opinion of the Court 1

Eccleston, J.,

delivered the following opinion:

In the case of Magruder and Tuck, vs. Carroll, et al., 4 Md. Rep., 335, the question, whether, under the act of 1849,, ch. 229, the will of Michael B. Carroll passed his real estate acquired subsequently to the date of his will, was elaborately argued by counsel for the respective parties as a question legitimately presented by the record. The court likewise so considered it. And having been informed that the circuit court of the United States for the.Maryland district had so construed the statute as to decide that its provisions did not aflect…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  2. Peck v. JennessSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
  3. Ex Parte City BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
  4. Green v. Lessee of NealSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  5. Barnitz's Lessee v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1813

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3Cited by82 opinions

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  5. City of Detroit v. Michigan Public Utilities CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1939

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