Legal Opinion
Riden v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R. R.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 14, 1943No. [No. 28, October Term, 1943.]PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
This suit for injunction was brought by Frank A. Riden, appellant, to restrain the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company from condemning a portion of his land in Prince George’s County for a branch line to Bowie Race Track. The railroad company filed a demurrer to the bill of complaint. From a decree sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the bill, this appeal was taken.
It is a fundamental principle of constitutional law that the power of eminent domain is a prerogative of sovereignty and does not require the sanction of the Constitution for its existence in the State. Moale…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Wilkinson v. LelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- United States v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Hairston v. Danville & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Perellis v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
- Master Royalties Corp. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
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