Mayor of Hyattsville v. Washington, Westminster & Gettysburg Railroad

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County that the property described in the proceedings in this case and the interest and estate of all the parties to said cause be condemned. The petition was filed by the appellee against the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville and others, under the Act of 1912, Chapter 117, and none of the defendants answered excepting the appellant. A number of objections to the condemnation were made, which will be considered in the order presented in the appellant’s brief :

First. It is alleged that the petition is bad in…