Legg v. Mayor of Annapolis
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. The appellees by their petition, filed on the 15th of June, 1874, represented that they were the corporate officers of the City of Annapolis, a city incorporated in 1708 — that the charter of the city had been amended from time to time; the last time by the Act of 1870, eh. 202, and that under that charter the petitioners and their predecessors had exercised the rights and joowers and performed the duties of a municipal…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. The appellees by their petition, filed on the 15th of June, 1874, represented that they were the corporate officers of the City of Annapolis, a city incorporated in 1708 — that the charter of the city had been amended from time to time; the last time by the Act of 1870, eh. 202, and that under that charter the petitioners and their predecessors had exercised the rights and joowers and performed the duties of a municipal corporation; and in the exercise of such powers they had appointed a police force which was then in the discharge of its…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
In this case, application was made by the appellees for the writ of mandamus to be directed to the appellants, and upon that application a rule was made requiring the *220appellants to answer by a named day. The appellants answered, but the answer, being regarded as insufficient, was, upon motion of the appellees, quashed; and thereupon the appellees moved that judgment be given in their favor, for want of an answer or plea, and that a ¡peremptory writ of mandamus be granted without delay against the appellants. This motion was granted, and the writ ordered to be issued. It is from that order…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Berry v. Baltimore & Drum Point RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875
- De Bow v. PeopleCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
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- Applestein v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1928
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