Webb v. Mayor of Baltimore

Henry H. Mormann died on April 24th, 1934, at Springfield State Hospital where he had been a patient since September 12th, 1928. On November 2nd, 1936, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City filed a claim against his estate for money alleged to have been expended by it for the maintenance of the said Henry H. Mormann while an inmate in said hospital. This claim was filed before the filing of the final administration account. On June 4th, 1937, R. Legaré Webb, administrator of the estate, notified the Mayor and City Council in writing of his refusal to pay this claim. Within nine months…