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Reports of Cases in the High Court of Chancery of Maryland 1846-1854
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466 HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY
JOHN HERR AND WIFE,
vs. JULY TERM, 1861.
LEMUEL BIERBOWER.
[INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN TRESPASS.]
As injunction will not be granted to restrain .a, mere trespass, where the
injury is not Irreparable and destructive to the plaintiff's estate, but is
susceptible of perfect pecuniary compensation, to; the ordinary course
of law.
But if the trespass goes to the destruction of the inheritance, or the mis-
chief be not susceptible of perfect and adequate pecuniary compensation
at law, or if the acts done or threatened to the property be ruinous, or
irreparable, or impair its just enjoyment in future, the Courts of Equity
will, without hesitation, interfere by injunction.
Taking possession of a portion of a city building lot, and digging upon it- a
foundation, and erecting a building upon such foundation, thereby reducing
the front of the lot so as to prevent the plaintiff's building upon it himself
in the most advantageous mode, goes to the destruction, pro tanto, of the
estate, and impairs the just enjoyment of the property in future, and will
be restrained by injunction.
But the erection of a. fence of wood upon a part of such. lot, and the admis-
sion of such a trespass, does not, per se, furnish a sufficient claim to the aid
of a Court of Equity by injunction.
[The bill, in this case, was filed for an injunction to restrain
the defendant from building upon, or otherwise dispossessing
the complainants of a certain lot, situated in the city of Balti-
more. The allegations of the bill and answer are fully stated
in the opinion of the Chancellor, delivered upon the hearing
of the motion to dissolve the injunction which had been granted
Upon the bill.]
THE CHANCELLOR:
The question which, arises in this case, is one which has re-
peatedly engaged the attention of this Court, and has been
deliberately and carefully considered upon- several occasions.
Though difficulties and doubts may and do arise in the appli-
cation of the principle by which such cases must be governed,

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