Hahn v. Concordia Society
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill in this case was filed hy the appellees for an injunction restraining the appellant from the alleged violation of a contract by which he was to give them his services as an actor. Among others, the contract contained the two following stipulations.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill in this case was filed hy the appellees for an injunction restraining the appellant from the alleged violation of a contract by which he was to give them his services as an actor. Among others, the contract contained the two following stipulations. Si *1. In case Mr.' M. Hahn should break this engagement after this contract has been signed, then he obligates himself to pay to the Concordia Society a conventional fine of two hundred dollars, the claim of performing his engagement not precluded. This sum of two hundred dollars is already…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
On this appeal from an order granting an injunction we are confined to the case made by the bill. The bill filed by the appellees on the'5th of October, 1874, charges in substance, that they have in their Hall in Baltimore a stage and equipments for the exhibition of theatrical performances, and had at great expense and trouble employed a number of actors to act at their theatre from the 16th of September, 1874, to the 16th of April, 1875, and among others had employed the defendant under a contract in German, a translation of which into English is filed as an exhibit with the bill.
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