LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1843

CHAPTER 187.

CHAP. 188.

An act to change the name of John L. Case, to that of
John Lewis Cass.

Passed Feb
28, 1844.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the name of John L. Case, of Queen Ann's
county, be, and the same is hereby changed and altered un-
to that of John Lewis Cass, and it shall and may be lawful
for the said John Lewis Case, at all times hereafter, to be
called and known by, and hold and use the name of John
Lewis Cass, and by that name to sue and be sued, in any
court of law or equity.

Name chan-
ged.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That all securities, promises,
contracts, assurances, deeds and lawful acts whatsoever,
heretofore made or done, or hereafter to be made by or to
the said John L. Case, by the name of John Lewis Cass,
shall be of full force and effect, any law or usage to the
contrary notwithstanding.

Shall be of
full force, fee.

CHAPTER 188.

An act for the relief of Passmore McCullough, of Anne
Arundel County.

Passed Feb.
28, 1844.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the claims preferred by Passmore McCul-
lough, against the Annapolis and Elk-Ridge Rail Road
Company, be and the same are hereby submitted to the ar-
bitrament of John Wilmor, of the city of Annapolis, and
Stephens Gambrill, of Anne Arundel county, and such
third person as they shall select to act in conjunction with
them, whose award, or the award of any two of whom,
shall be final and conclusive between the parties.

Submitted to
arbitrament.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said arbitrators
in acting upon the said claims shall proceed upon princi-
ples of right and justice, unfettered by technical rules of
law, and shall decide upon the merits of the said claims so
as to do substantial justice between the parties; and shall
take up said claims denovo, as if no award had been made
under the provisions of the act passed at December ses-
sion eighteen hundred and forty-one, chapter one hundred

To take up
claims de novo

and sixty-eight; provided, that any amount which the said
Passmore McCullough shall have received under such
award, shall be computed by said arbitrators in reduction

Proviso.