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Archer v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 23, 1891PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Cross-Appeals from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Plaintiff’s Exception stated in the opinion of the Court.

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Cross-Appeals from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Plaintiff’s Exception stated in the opinion of the Court. Defendants’ Exception. — At the trial of this case the defendants offered the two following prayers: 1. It being admitted by the pleadings that Stevenson Archer was, on the twenty-eighth day of January, 1886, duly appointed by the two houses of the Legislature of Maryland, at its regular session', on joint ballot, for the term of two years, and until his successor should qualify, and that said Archer accepted said appointment, and…

1Opinion of the Court

Bryan, J.,

delivered tbe opinion of the Court, as follows, on tbe motion made on behalf of the State to remand the foregoing cause for anew trial:

After the opinion in affirmance of this judgment had been delivered, a motion was made in behalf of the State ■ to remand the cause for a new trial. The motion was founded on the twentieth section of the fifth Article of the Code of Public General Laws. This section enacts that “in all cases where judgments shall be reversed or affirmed by tbe Court of Appeals, and it shall appear to tbe Court that a new trial ought to be had, such new trial shall be…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
  2. State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1885
  3. Earnshaw v. Sun Mutual Aid SocietyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
  4. Greenway v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
  5. Lester v. HardestyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. State Ex Rel. BlackCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
  2. Reed v. President of North EastCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
  3. Bowers v. BowersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1919
  4. Maryland Casualty Co. v. West Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
  5. Town of Canton v. Bank of Lewis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1936

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