Bevard v. Hoffman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal- from the Circuit court for Carroll County. Action, brought December 3rd, 1856, by the appellant against the appellees,-judges-of election for the eighth election district of Carroll cotin ty, tov recover damages for their refusal to permit the plaintiff to vote at the'presidential election, November 4th, 18513. The declaration avers, that the plaintiff was duly entitled' to vote at that election, and that the defendants, the duly appointed, qualified and acting…
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Appeal- from the Circuit court for Carroll County. Action, brought December 3rd, 1856, by the appellant against the appellees,-judges-of election for the eighth election district of Carroll cotin ty, tov recover damages for their refusal to permit the plaintiff to vote at the'presidential election, November 4th, 18513. The declaration avers, that the plaintiff was duly entitled' to vote at that election, and that the defendants, the duly appointed, qualified and acting judges of election, refused to receive the plaintiff’s ballot, which he was authorised by law to cast ax that election, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Bartol, J.,
-delivered the opinion of this Court.
The plaintiff in this case,-as shown by the record, was a citizen of- Carroll county legally entitled to vote at a Presidential election held in that county; the defendants were judges of election duly appointed,-commissioned and qualified, and acting as such.- The declaration charges that the defendants “then and there refused to receive from the plaintiff the ballot which he was authorized by law to cast at said election, and to deposit the same in the said ballot box, and then and there refused to permit the plaintiff to vote at said…
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