Legal Opinion

Hardesty v. Taft

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 2, 1865PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s county : This is an appeal from an order of the Judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s county, sitting in equity, refusing to grant an injunction as prayed, against the Officers of Registration far Prince George’s county, the Judges qf Election, and the clerk of the Circuit Court for said county.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s county : This is an appeal from an order of the Judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s county, sitting in equity, refusing to grant an injunction as prayed, against the Officers of Registration far Prince George’s county, the Judges qf Election, and the clerk of the Circuit Court for said county. The hill states that certain persons, giving their names, have keen appointed hy the Governor, a'nd commissioned as Officers of Registration for the several election districts of Prince George's county, under the Act of 1865, ch. 174, who,…

1Opinion of the CourtWeisel, J.

The peculiar character of the bill in this case, may be learned from the prayer with which it concludes. In the language of the appellants’ brief, “The bill prays for the writ of injunction against the officers of registration for *524Prince George’s county, enjoining and strictly prohibiting them from returning copies of their books or lists of quali-* tied and registered voters to the 'clerk of the Circuit Court for said county, and the judges of election of the several election districts, and the writ of injunction against Fred-* crick Sasscer, clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1854
  2. Parkinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859
  3. Stockett v. Bird's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1862

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sun Cab Co. v. CloudCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  2. Duggan v. City of EmporiaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
  3. Daniel Loughran Co. v. Lord Baltimore Candy & Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1940
  4. McPherson v. LeonardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
  5. Diamond Match Co. v. State Tax CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938

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