Baltimore Belt Railroad v. Sattler
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas (Sharp, J.), where there was a judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000. Defendant's 2nd Prayer. — That there has been no evidence introduced legally sufficient to prove that there was any permanent diminution in the value of plaintiff s lot by running of defendants’ train, or that the plaintiff suffered any loss or damage from the alleged diminution in the value of his lots between the time of the construction of defendants’ railroad and…
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas (Sharp, J.), where there was a judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000. Defendant's 2nd Prayer. — That there has been no evidence introduced legally sufficient to prove that there was any permanent diminution in the value of plaintiff s lot by running of defendants’ train, or that the plaintiff suffered any loss or damage from the alleged diminution in the value of his lots between the time of the construction of defendants’ railroad and the time of bringing this suit and therefore the plaintiff is not entitled to recover any damages for diminution in the…
1Opinion of the Court
1. This is an action of trespass on the case brought by George William Sattler against the Baltimore Belt Railroad Company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to recover damages for certain alleged acts of the defendants. The plaintiff is the owner of two unimproved lots of ground in the city of Baltimore on the east side of Charles street, one of which has a frontage of fifty feet, and the other of one hundred feet on said street, and each has a depth of about 180 feet to an alley. The Baltimore Belt Railroad Company runs near to the north of said last-mentioned lot, and about one…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Susquehanna Fertilizer Co. v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
- Baltimore Belt Railroad v. SattlerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
- Harker v. DementCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1850
- Susquehanna Fertilizer Co. v. SpanglerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
- Redemptorists v. WenigCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
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- Russell v. StoopsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
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