Text of Cases from 1891-2001 - Restricted - For Maryland State Archives Staff use only 
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Summary of cases from Dec. 1850 through Dec. 1948

Dec. 1850	Clarke's Administrator v.. Marriott's Administrator	9 (Gill)	Case that brought into question the proof behind the sale of a slave
Dec. 1850	Williams v. Hall	9 (Gill)	Case concerning the proper validation of a promissory note.
June 1851	Henderson v. Jason, et al.	9 (Gill)	This case involved the slave or free status of Rachael, a former slave, and two of  children.  Jason argued that the Rachael was freed before her children were born, thus her children were free and could not be forced to work for Henderson.  The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's decision that Rachael and her children were free.
Dec. 1850	Kent v. McEldery	9(Gill)	Case involving the delay of a next-day judgment.
June 1851	Townshend v. Townshend	9(Gill)	Case transferred to AA from PG for the possibility of a  fair trial.  Sanity of testator in question.
1851-52	Stewart v. State	1  (start Maryland Reports)	Stewart was indicted for murder in Baltimore City, but the case was tried in the Howard District of Anne Arundel County so that a fair trial could occur; Stewart was found guilty of murder; he appealed the case arguing that the Howard District had no jurisdiction in the case
1851-52	State v. Manly	1	Case that addresses the nomenclature of the Howard County Court versus the court for the Howard District of Anne Arundel County; the name officially changed to the Howard County Court as a result of this case and the operation of the court fell on Howard County, not Anne Arundel
June 1852	Linstttead v. Green	2	Case involving the manumission of the daughter of a slave woman; although the daughter was unborn at the time of the mother's agreement for her and her children to be freed at the age of 36, the daughter still had to remain a slave until she herself turned 36
Dec. 1852	Negro Jerry v. Townshend	2	Slaves Jerry, Anthony, and others petitioned for freedom, but asked that the case be heard in Anne Arundel County instead of their home county of  Prince George.  Townshend opposed the transfer, but the Court of Appeals upheld it.
Dec 1852	Allen v. Lambden	2	Case regarding leases and mortgages
Dec 1852	Watkins v. Watkins	2	The appellee was the Adjutant General at the time of the adoption of the new Constitution.  The governor commissioned a new Adjutant General, but the former one held onto all official papers and documents of the office and refused to give them over to the newly commissioned Adjutant General.  The Court of Appeals found that there was no vacancy to fill and therefore, the governor should not have appointed a new Adjudant General.
Dec 1852	Chauvenet v. Commissioners	3	Case addresses the tax exemption of those living on the territory of the Naval Academy.
June 1853	Thomas v. Owens	4	Cae involving the the paying of salaries of government officers
Dec 1853	Terry v. Bright	4	Case concerning the slandering of a single woman's chastity
Dec 1853	Ellicott v. Peterson	4	Case Case involving disputed contracts of a grandfather for the education of his two grandchildren
June 1854	Marshall v. Harwood	5	Case addresses the term of office of the State Librarian and whether the Legislature was correct in voting on a new librarian before the expiration of the previous librarian's term
Dec 1854	Townshend v. Townshend	6	Third appeal of a case involving the competency of a witness to the will of the elder Townshend (also in Gill 7 and Gill 9).  The will is  particularly significant because of the slave family it emancipates.  Questions arise over whether all of the elder's slaves were part of the family that was emancipated in the will.
Dec 1854	Cochrane v. State	6	Case that calls into question the definition of arson
Dec 1854	Gibbs v. Gale	7	Case regarding evidence in Courts of Equity
June 1855	Tongue v. Negro Crissy	7	Case involves the manumission of slaves; although some very young slaves were manumitted in a will, the law requires that they be able to support themselves once manumitted and Tongue argues that young slaves would not be capable of that
June 1855	Marshall v. Harwood	7	Harwood argued that he did not have to surrender his positions as State Librarian because his replacement, Marshall, had not been selected and bonded as required by law
June 1855	Raab v. State	7	Case addresses the jurisdiction of Anne Arundel County in criminal cases
Dec 1855	Hughes v. Davis	8	This case addresses a judgment in the District of Columbia that was then brought to the Circuit Court in Anne Arundel County
Dec 1855	Carroll v. Ridgaway	8	Case regarding the use of a plaintiff's handwritten records as evidence in trials.
Dec 1855	Hurst v. Hill	8	Case regarding partners' obligations after dissolution
Dec 1855	Anderson v. Tydings	8	Case concerning purchased property, but no deed was issued; the deed was later issued to Mrs. Tydings; she died and questions arose as to her husband's right to the property
June 1856	Mitchell v. Clagett	9	Addresses the competency of a witness in a case about the validity of a will
June 1856	Peterson v. Ellicott	9	Cae concerning for paying back money for the education of a young granddaughter
June 1856	Harwood v. Marshall	9	Case concerning the jurisdiction of Circuit Courts in cases of mandamus
June 1856	Negro Jerry v. Townshend	9	Case concerns the manumission of slave Jerry and a few other slaves after the death of their owner John Townshend; Townshend's son Jeremiah argues that his father was not sane at the time that he agreed to manumission and that therefore the slaves should belong to Jeremiah, the executor of John's will
Dec. 1856	Stockett v. Holliday	9	Case concerning the transfer of property between husband and wife
Dec 1856	Billingsley v. Tongue	9	Case deals with wills and legacies
Dec 1856	Williams v. Reynolds	10	Case involving a dispute over a promissory note
Dec 1856	Wilson v. Smith	10	Case involves a dispute over the sale and transfer of title of a slave from one owner to another
June 1857	Harwood v. Marshall	10	Case that addresses the validity of a writ of mandamus commanding the State Librarian to surrender his position
Dec 1857	Tucker v. State	11	Case addressing the appeals process
7/20/1858	Franklin v. State	12	This case involves a violation by Franklin of the statute prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors, free people of color, and slaves; Franklin sold whiskey to a slave without the permission of his owner as the law required; this law also required those issued a liquor license to pay a fee of 50 cents to the Clerk
7/20/1858	Cowman v. State	12	This case involves a violation of the same statute as before; in this case Cowman sold alcohol to a minor without permission of his parents and/or guardian
7/20/1858	Green v. Purnell	12	Case addresses the requirement of the State Comptroller  of the Treasury to perform certain actions
5/31/1859	Lessee v. Nutwell	13	Dispute over the property willed to a daughter
7/15/1859	Parkinson v. State	14	This case addresses the portion of the Act of 1858 that, in addition to the selling of alcohol to minors, also prohibited giving alcohol to minors
2/7/1860	St. John's College v. State	15	Case addressing public funding of St. John's College
2/20/1861	Green v. Caulk	16	Case addresses the use of evidence for particular purposes and to what extent a counselor can refresh a witnesses' memory
3/27/1861	Phelps v. Phelps	17	Case concerning deeds
4/1/1861	Shipley v. Caples	17	One man who owned a farm house along the road to Baltimore erected a fence that blocked the way to the city; those traveling with goods to trade in Baltimore were forced to use a "longer, circuitous and bad road;" those forced to take the alternate route argue that the law does not allow for such obstruction
6/26/1861	Tongue v. Nutwell	17	Case involving the ejectment of tenants
9/20/1861	Phelps v. Stewart	17	Case concerning descent law
10/3/1861	Kent v. Carcaud	17	Case regarding the slave of land in gross
10/29/1861	Smith v. Wilson	17	Case removed from Calvert County; related to the Wilson v. Smith case of 1858 previously summarized; question over the ownership of a particular slave
10/29/1861	Cecil v. Clarke	17	case removed from Howard County; malicious prosecution for the crime of kidnapping slaves
11/4/1861	Mutual Insurance Company v. Deale	18	case concerning the property rights of married women
11/4/1861	Kent v. Waters	18	case concerning a deed of trust and the sale of real estate by a Court of Equity
7/9/1862	Stockett v. Bird	18	Case addresses the transfer of property from a wife, after he death, to her husband
1/14/1864	County Commissioners v. Duckett	20	Duckett filed suit against the County Commissioners; his horse was killed while traveling along a county road that he claimed was in bad repair; he sought compensation from the county for the loss of his horse; the Court of Appeals found that the county was obligated to keep its roads in good condition, and thus the county had to pay Duckett for his loss
1/14/1864	Smith v. Crandall	20	Case involving the transfer of a deed for land after the death of one of the parties involved
2/5/1864	Wilson v. State	21	Case addresses the Act of 1838 that prohibited the transportation of slaves on railroads or boats without the permission of their owners; such modes of transportation allowed slaves an opportunity to escape; the State claimed that Wilson had a slave, Washington, helping him to navigate, on his boat without the permission of his owner; Wilson argued that Washington had been hired out, as a seaman, from his owner and therefore could ride aboard his ship
2/26/1864	Sparks v. Weedon	21	Case addresses specific legacies mentioned in wills
3/4/1864	McCeney v. Duvall	21	Case concerning the warranty on a recently purchased slave; the slave was suffering from a disease, but this was not mentioned to the buyer at the time of sale
7/1/1864	Dawson v. Contee	22	Attachment on warrant
10/20/1864	Trustee of Allegany County School v. Maffit	22	Case concerning State funding for Allegany Schools
10/21/1864	Cecil Bank v. Farmers Bank	22	Case concerning bills and notes
11/25/1864	Phipps v. State	22	The State accused Phipps of violating oyster bedding laws
11/25/1864	Nutwell v. Tongue	22	Dispute over evidence to prove ownership of a tract of land
11/1/1865	Brown v. State	23	Case addresses the term "slave" after emancipation of slaves; a negro apprentice should not be referred to as a slave because he was not held in absolute servitude
11/29/1865	St. John's College v. Purnell	23	In addition to the appellee Comptroller Purnell, Treasurer Sprigg Harwood (and later Clerk) was also an appellee in this case; addresses public funding and related interest for St. John's College

 

Date	Case Name	Volume	Description
6/28/1866	Magruder v. Swann	25	Magruder felt that an election violation had occurred; he asked the Circuit Court to issue a writ of mandamus against Gov. Swann for commissioning the ineligible victor; Appeals says that Magruder should have contacted the House of Delegates (where contested elections are considered) instead of going to the Circuit Court
6/28/1866	Magruder v. Tuck	25	a public officer must be commissioned by the Governor; merely having a Circuit Court judge or Clerk declare a victor does not confirm that person's position
11/2/1866	Earle v. Turton	26	case concerning what to do with land left to heirs of minor age; Appeals decided they could not divide and sell the land; since the contract for this sale was not finalized, the Court of Appeals found that the contract could be stopped
11/27/1866	Waters v. Waters	26	caveatees asked for new trial because they believed the findings of the court to be inconsistent and contradictory; Appeals says that no injustice occurred so no new trial needed
3/8/1867	Union Bank of Maryland v. Tillard	26	Tillard argued in Circuit Court that the documents filed against him were void because they had used the wrong name; Appeals says that cannot nullify the documents
12/17/1867	Jump v. Spence	28	Spence argues he is worthy of pay for a judge's position since the man who was originally commissioned was declared ineligible; he argues that he was willing to perform the duties of the office and should be paid as such; Circuit and Appeals both find against Spence
2/5/1868	Higgins v. Carlton	28	in favor of Circuit Court's decision concerning mental capacity in creating one's will
1/28/1869	Annapolis v. State of Maryland	30	Annapolis allows one George Wells to erect a fence obstructing traffic on South St; Court of Appeals finds that eminent domain can only be used for public good, not to give/sell another
3/11/1869	Ward v. Leitch	30	reversed Circuit Court decision concerning evidence exclusion
3/12/1869	Chew vs. Buchanan	30	case about payment to creditors; remanded for more proceedings
3/13/1869	Williams v. Higgins	30	should there be a retrial of a case if some evidence given is later thrown out?; both Circuit and Appeals say no retrial
4/16/1869	Tate v. Sullivan	30	case concerning the payment of promissory notes
7/2/1869	Tongue v. Nutwell	31	Appeals calls for a retrial of this case about rent and insurance payments
2/1/1870	Gardner v. Merritt	32	Is the money a grandmother put into accounts for her infant grandchildren a perfected gift, or is it the property of her estate?  Appeals says it is a perfected gift
2/3/1870	Webster v. Byrnes	32	affirmed Circuit Court decision regarding mutual accounts
2/23/1870	Truett v. Legg	32	case concerning the proper time to request a new trial
4/8/1870	Silver v. Magruder	32	The governor appoints the State Librarian, but when he leaves office prematurely, can the new governor appoint a new State Librarian, or does the original librarian serve the full four years of the original governor's term? Circuit Court and Court of Appeals says a new librarian may be appointed
6/2/1870	Annapolis v. Harwood	32	case concerning the constitutionality of a special "paving tax" in the city
12/7/1870	Magruder v. Gage	33	question over who is responsible for goods once shipped - the vendor or the vendee
6/6/1873	Nicholson v. Maryland	38	case regarding whether or not force was used in gaining one man's confession to committing murder; as today's lawyers argue that too much evidence is thrown out on technicalities, so too did the State's legal team argue this point; Appeals affirmed the Circuit ruling that the confession and testimony concerning it should be admissible
7/2/1873	Sprogle V. Allen	38	new trial ordered regarding mutual accounts; too many inconsistencies in the Circuit Court ruling
7/2/1873	Elliott v. Elliott	38	Appeals affirms the Circuit Court decision that Mr. Elliott should not be permitted to marry another woman so long as his first wife is alive; such was the ruling after it was proven that Mr. Elliott committed adultery and cohabitated with another woman while still legally married to Mrs. Elliott
12/17/1873	Annapolis and Elkridge  Railroad Company v. Gantt	39	affirmed the Circuit Court decision about a fire caused by the engine of a freight train owned by the railroad company in question which ruined Gantt's fields; Gantt wants compensation; the Court argues that the onus is on the railroad company to prove that they were not negligent, not on Gantt to prove that it was; Gantt must be compensated
7/1/1874	McBlair v. Bond	41	questions raised over the position of Adjutant General; when and how does the Governor remove the Adjutant General; McBlair thought he was eligible, but the Court of Appeals decided differently
2/27/1875	Berry v. Balt. & Drum Pt. Railroad Co.	41	Balt. & Drum Pt. RR Co. did not fulfill their charter to complete a new road; the company argues that there is no law that can nullify their charter;  Court of Appeals says that they did not do their work in time so their contract is void, which there is a statute to justify
3/3/1875	Jacobs v. Bealmear	41	Court dismisses the appeal requesting a rehearing of this case about equity practice
3/5/1875	Baron v. Higgins	41	reverses Circuit Court's decision concerning an audit
3/5/1875	Tiernan v. Hammond	41	case concerning fraudulent and irregular judgment
3/10/1875	Bannon v. Warfield	42	case concerning improper evidence and good faith
3/112/1875	Drury v. Briscoe	42	reverse of Circuit Court decision regarding the paying of a mortgage after a new mortgage was created without releasing the first
3/12/1875	Legg v. Annapolis	42	legislation passed in the House of Delegates allowing for an appointed Police Commissioner for the City of Annapolis; this same bill was somehow lost in the Senate; a new bill based on the old one was drafted and passed in the Senate; the debate in this case was over whether the legislation really became law since the Senate bill did not exactly match the earlier House bill; this petition arguing that they were separate was dismissed
6/22/1875	Ludwig v. Iglehart	43	Court of Appeals orders a new trial of this case concerning promissory notes
2/29/1876	Balt. City Pass. Co. v. McDonnell	43	a child was hit and injured by a Baltimore City Passenger Railway (BCPR) car; BCPR argued that the child was not being properly monitored; McDonnell and others argued that the car was speeding and that the driver was looking at a young lady on the sidewalk instead of watching the road;  the negligence in this case, therefore, was that of the BCPR employee, not the caretaker of the child
12/21/1875	Groome v. Gwinn	43	Gwinn received the majority of votes in the election for Attorney General of Maryland; his opponent contested the election; Gov. Groome believed that there could be good reason to contest this election, so he refused to commission Gwinn; Gwinn wanted the Circuit Court to issue a write of mandamus to force Gov. Groome to commission Gwinn; Court of Appeals does not think they should do anything to obstruct this constitutional right of the governor
6/15/1876	Smith v. Maryland	45	a merchant sold wine to a midshipman under the age of 21; the law against this was repealed before time to convict; although the act may have taken place while this law was still on the books, it was repealed before conviction, thus it cannot apply here
6/23/1876	Broll v. Maryland	45	case involving oyster policy violations
6/14/1877	Nutwell v. Nutwell	47	case regarding the purchase of land; conflict over proving a write of habere facias possessionem
6/13/1877	Stockett v. Goodman	47	case involving deeds and construction
6/19/1877	Light Street Bridge Co. v. Bannon	47	case involving contracts for the sale of land and purchasing one without obtaining a deed
2/20/1878	Moore v. State	47	Moore's tobacco was kept in a state-owned storage space which caught fire; Moore wanted compensation, but the State argued that it had no such responsibility because it was not in the warehouseman role; Court of Appeals agrees with the State
3/1/1878	County Comm'rs v. A & E RR Co.	47	case involving the taxing of the RR Co.
6/27/1878	Gantt v. Grindall	49	case involving mortgages and foreclosures
12/19/1878	Bouldin v. Reynolds	50	case involving jurisdiction of equity
12/19/1878	Hall v. Bryan	50	case involving trusts and the right of a trustee to sue
2/7/1879	Harrison v. A.&E. RR Co.	50	Harrison and the other trustees tried to sell some of the RR's property; RR argues that the property cannot be sold because of the restraints of a technical mortgage; Harrison argues that there is no technical mortgage
7/15/1879	Maurice v. Worden	50	Maurice argued that he was "out of state" because he was on the territory that Annapolis recently ceded to the U.S. Government for the U.S. Naval Academy; he also calculated his time "out of state" to be three years after adding up the instances he was on said territory; Circuit Court and Court of Appeals decided that both of Maurice's arguments were invalid
2/11/1880	Hall v. Farmers Nat. Bank	52	case regarding contracts and construction
7/1/1880	County Coom'rs v. Duvall	54	a man was injured traveling on a road that was supposed to have been repaired by workers employed by the county; the question was whether the Road Supervisor was responsible or the Commissioners; Court of Appeals stated that it was the fault of the Road Supervisor for the employees under his direct control caused the accident through their negligence (case switched from AA County to Baltimore County to be heard)
7/2/1880	Sprigg v. State	54	case regarding bonds and the Governor's approval of them
12/16/1880	Jones v. Keating	55	two members of the Montgomery County Board of County School Commissioners did not agree with the new appointments made; they asked for injunction against the board, but it was not granted by the Circuit Court or Court of Appeals
3/18/1881	Owens v. Claytor	56	case regarding charges on real estate and annuities left in the will of a woman to her sons and niece
6/30/1881	Diffenderffer v. Griffith	57	validity of a will; after the death of one of the caveators before the complete trial what should happen?;  Court of Appeals orders a new trial
3/1/1882	Gaither v. Williams	57	case regarding the power of revocation reserved to grantors
3/2/1882	Harman v. Harwood	58	Harman disagreed with the Governor's decision to appoint someone to take his place as Register of Voters for the Fourth Election District; Harman asks for an order of injunction against Clerk Sprigg Harwood for delivering the registration books to the newly appointed Register John Lowman
3/22/1882	Anderson v. Levely	58	case regarding contested elections and the jurisdiction of the courts to decide such cases
7/12/1882	MD Agricultural College v. Keating	58	case regarding the legality behind the withdrawal of $1.00 from the endowment for the Maryland Agricultural College
10/27/1882	Handy v. Hopkins	59	case involving the contested County Commissioners election and what jurisdiction the Circuit Court has over such a case
2/9/1883	Bush v. Linthicum	59	case regarding the dissolution of a business partnership and a plea of infancy
3/8/1883	Goodwin v. White	59	case about fraudulent conveyances of a grantee toward the grantor
7/11/1882	Repp v. Berger	60	a brewery was built on a lot adjacent to a lot belonging to a baker and his family; damages were caused by the brewery which is what this case deals with (the conflict arose in Baltimore City, but the case was removed to AA Co Circuit Court)
3/29/1883	Annap. & Elk. RR Co. v. Baldwin	60	stray cattle hit  by cars of the A$E RR which damaged the cars; RR have the right of way on their roads so the fault was that of  the owner of the cattle for negligence resulting in the escaped cattle; new trial awarded
4/10/1883	Lusby v. Carr	60	case regarding the payment of taxes
5/4/1883	Halstead v. Hall	60	question over the meaning of "heir" in a will and whether or not a grand-daughter can take interest or estate during the life of her mother
6/20/1883	Ryninger v. Keating	60	case regarding the compensation of the officers of registration of voters - they are compensated for the time it takes to register names, and also for the time it takes to make and publish the lists of registered voters
12/13/1883	Girault v. Adams	61	case regarding mortgagees and the property and compensation rights of married women
12/13/1883	Hamilton v. State ex rel. Wells	61	dispute between Gov. Hamilton and a State Senator, George Wells (father of Clerk Wells), over a bill concerning oysterbeds; Wells argues that the bill became law because the Governor waited the constitutionality allotted time without signing the bill, thus making it law; Hamilton argues that he never received the original copy of the bill, as he by law should, but received only a copy, therefore nullifying Wells' argument
1/9/1884	Crisp v. Crisp	61	case regarding the construction of a will
2/28/1884	Scully v. Rose	61	digging of ore resulted in a case of trespassing
6/19/1884	Fowler v. Jacob	62	liability of married women in purchasing real estate
6/19/1884	Brown v. State and A&E R.R. Co.	62	railway mortgages
1/14/1885	State v. Bryant	63	conflict over the validity of warehouse receipts
2/6/1885	State v. Yewell	63	two conflicting laws concerning the sale of liquor to minors; one law allowed for parental permission (or permission from a naval officer if a midshipman) for minors wanting to purchase liquor, the other prohibited it all together
4/23/1885	Chesapeake Club v. State	63	another case concerning the sale of liquor and the "Local Option Law"
6/23/1885	State v. Insley	64	Writ of Error concerning oyster laws
7/22/1885	State v. Brown and A&E R.R. Co.	64	case concerning railroad bonds and deeds of trust
3/12/1886	Kernan v. State	65	Patrick Kernan was on trial for the murder of one Thomas Kernan; Thomas' son Edward J. Kernan testified to the violent behavior Patrick exhibited minutes prior to the murder of Thomas; Patrick's attorneys argued that such testimony should not be admissible because it was only used to present his character in a negative way; Court of Appeals disagrees with Patrick and states that the evidence is relevant because it discusses the frame of mind of Patrick leading up to the actual murder of Thomas (murder occurred in Baltimore, but the case was removed to AA County)
6/24/1886	Gambrill v. Forest Grove Lodge	66	case concerning wills and dying without heirs
12/17/1886	Conway v. Cook	66	case concerning the ownership of land by married women and husbands as the agents of  their wives
3/14/1888	Savings Institution v.Bannon	68	case regarding joint bonds
11/23/1888	Bannon v. Comegys	69	case involving the rights one has after he has sold his interests in lands;  if one has sold his interests and has assigned a mortgage, he cannot maintain a bill for partition and sale of the lands
2/5/1890	Wells v. Thomas	72	case concerning alleged illegal charges on property sold by Wells, as Count Treasurer, to Mr. Thomas
2/6/1890	Annapolis & Baltimore Short Line Railroad Co. v. Pumphrey	72	case in which a train hit and killed two mules; the owners of the mules wanted compensation for the loss, but the Court of Appeals found no negligence on the part of the A&B RR Co. so payment was ordered
3/18/1890	Maryland Grange Agency v. Lee	72	case concerning wills and payment of debts
3/19/1890	Chase v. Stockett	72	case concerning charitable payments as ordered in wills
1/22/1891	Scharf v. Tasker	73	case regarding the selling and taxation of unclaimed military lots in Allegany and Garrett Counties
2/20/1891	State v. Tracey	73	case concerning the indictment of Tracey who was accused of embezzlement
3/24/1891	School Commissioners v. Gantt	73	School Commissioners argue that Gantt, the County Treasurer, cannot change the amount of money given to the school board once the county Board of Commissioners has already levied a certain amount
3/25/1891	Baltimore & Drum Pt. RR Co. v. Pumphrey	74	case concerning the county government holding stocks in the B&D Pt. RR Co. and what the effects are on taxpayers
3/16/1892	Ridgely v. State	75	Ridgely and his partner Melvin owned the Maryland Republican newspaper; they were accused of libel against Frank A. Bond, an election judge; Ridgely disputes the admissibility of some of the evidence used against him in this case; Court of Appeals upholds the Circuit Court decision, deciding against Ridgely
1/12/1893	Wailes v. Smith	76	questions raised over writ of mandamus; claims against the U.S. after part of the money the State paid the U.S. government in taxes was refunded
1/12/1893	Givens v. State	76	it was required for the Clerk of the Court to ask jury members if they agreed with the decision of the jury as a whole; if this process is omitted, a new trial may be ordered; Givens was found guilty of dredging for oysters outside of the permitted waters of the Chesapeake Bay, but the jury was never questioned by the clerk as required; Court of Appeals agrees with Givens that a new trial should take place since this omission
3/14/1894	Taylor v. State	79	Taylor was accused of violating oyster laws; he was tried in AA Co. Circuit Court, but he argues that he should have been tried in Talbot County, his home county, and the county whose waters he was in at the time of the alleged crime; Court of Appeals does not find sufficient evidence that he was in Talbot County
4/5/1874	Brown v. Bragunier	79	this case deals with the governor's power to commission and revoke commissions
6/21/1894	Brayshaw v. Ridout	79	Brayshaw argues that he has a right to be registered in his parish, but that the parish register, Ridout, refused to allow this to occur
11/22/1894	Hunt v. Gontrum	80	case regarding the liability of trustees
12/18/1894	Bottomly v. Bottomly	80	John A. Bottomly was accused by Thomas F. Bottomly of some terrible actions which resulted in his discharge from his job; John accused Thomas of libel

12/18/1894	Annapolis v. Howard	80	question of whether habeas corpus cases can result in appeals or writs of error
12/19/1894	Crook v. B&O RR	80	case concerning warranties of machines
3/1/1894	Acton v. State of Maryland	80	Acton was charged with illegally constructing a house; Acton argued that the land on which he built the house was not part of nor under the jurisdiction of AA County; Court of Appeals did not agree with Acton's pleas
3/26/1895	Revell v. Annapolis	81	controversy arose in funding a new school building in Annapolis; differences in taxation among election districts to provide funding for the school construction
6/18/1895	Stearns v. State	81	Stearns is accused of running a house for betting on horse races; he appeals on technicalities relating to duplicity
6/19/1895	Owens v. Owens	81	case involving malicious prosecution and testimony of the foreman in a grand jury
6/19/1895	Gray v. Farmers' Bank	81	case concerning the authority of bank cahiers and the liability of surety on notes
6/18/1895	Melvin v. Aldridge	81	case concerning the commission of real estate agents
3/26/1896	Peterson v. State	83	Peterson accused of selling beer to Robert R. Cook, a minor; he argues that it was the general consideration that Cook was in fact of age and that he had heard the minor say so in previous conversations; while on the stand, he was asked if he had presented himself as twenty-one years of age; this question was objected to by the state and sustained by the judge; the Court of Appeals found that the question should have been permitted because it provided evidence of the character of the witness
3/26/1896	Claude v. Handy	83	selling of land before partition
6/161896	Turner v. Bryan	83	case concerning voter registration
4/16/1896	Munroe v. Wells	83	Wells' election to the position of Clerk of the Court was contested by his opponent; the election was declared invalid, but no new election was held because of a technicality in new state law
10/28/1896	Turner v. Crosby	85	case concerning voter registration
2/24/1897	Ijams v. Duvall	85	case concerning the contested election of an Orphan's Court judge
4/1/1897	Randall v. Randall	85	case concerning financial matters between husband and wife
4/1/1897	Harbor Co. v. Smith	85	case involving the recording of an agreement about property with joint owners
4/30/1897	Baker v. Hedrich	85	ownership rights and earnings of married women
6/24/1897	Jones v. Monroe	86	what state law allows for in municipal elections in Annapolis
10/20/1897	Wells v. Munroe	86	relates to the earlier case, Munroe v. Wells; Munroe argues that when elected in 1895, he was only elected to serve the rest of Bannon's term so that he should be eligible for a full six-year term if elected in 1897
4/1/1898	South Baltimore Harbor and Improvement Co. of Anne Arundel County et al. v. Russell and Meushaw	87	conflict over the dedication of a public square in the town of Brooklyn in AA County
6/29/1898	Russell v. Werntz	88	Family dispute over distributing the estate of a deceased family member
12/21/1898	Wilson v. Fowler	88	Case concerning the conduct of a sheriff for an execution of a writ; the sheriff forbade Wilson from picking, shipping, or selling his crops of  peaches and corn, but instead let them rot until they were worthless
6/21/99	Cheston v. Cheston	89	Dispute over a good faith contract about selling land; Mrs. Cheston rescinded on the contract after deciding that the land she was selling to her brother-in-law was in fact part of a trust for her children and therefore not available for sale
12/9/1899	School Commissioners v. Goldsborough	90	Case addresses the status of school commissioners as civil officers
11/15/1900	Davidson v. Brice	91	Dispute over the position of County Treasurer; also addresses the oath of office
12/13/1900	Talbott v. Leatherbury	92	Requirements for filing a bond
6/13/1901	Brashears v. Orme	93	Case addresses the mental stability of Thomas Orme in regard to writing his will; Wallace Orme questioned the mental capacity of Thomas Orme because he attempted suicide years before making his will
10/29/1901	Davis v. O'Berry	93	Registration of a voter when switching precinct
1/16/1902	Davis v. O'Berry (Memoranda)	93	Appeal dismissed because facts were not properly certified
11/22/1901	Seick v. State	94	Case concerning the selling of liquor to minors; Seick was previously convicted of the crime, but the law does not specify that the second sentence should be more strict than the first
1/16/1902	Hall v. Anne Arundel County	94	Case concerning labor on county roads not completed under contract
1/16/1902	Bembe v. Anne Arundel County	94	Case concerning the county's failure to repair a bridge; this bridge was Bembe's only way to get to and from his property; since he was the only one effected by the bridge's condition, questions arose as to what the solution should be and for how much the county was responsible
1/16/1902	Bembe vs. Anne Arundel County	94	Case concerning the same bridge as the previous case; this one asks for a write of mandamus to compel the county to repair the bridge
1/17/1902	Plummer v. Shepherd	94	Dispute over those mentioned in a will
1/17/1902	Bourke v. Boone	94	Dispute over the distribution of real estate in a will
1/17/1902	Arnold v. Fowler	94	Case relates to the Wilson v. Fowler case of 1898 in Volume 88; concerns the sale of a crop of peaches belonging to Fowler
3/7/1902	Beasley v. Ridout	94	Supervision of the county jail; dispute over whether it should be supervised by the Sheriff or by a Board of Visitors who should appoint a warden
3/6/1902	Bannon v. Shekell	94	Concerns the shooting of fowl in the county
11/20/1902	Washington Bldg. Assn. v. Andrews	95	Case concerning usury
4/1/1902	Brown v. Brooke	95	Dispute over the power of state officials in determining terms of county commissioners
4/1/1902	State v. Ward	95	Jurisdiction of AA Circuit Court in appeals from the judgment of the Justice of Peace
4/1/1903	Shriver v. Hering	97	Funding for colored schools in the state; dispute over the amount of money given to these schools should be based on the population of both colored and white children or just on the amount of white school age children
1/22/1903	East Brooklyn Box Co. v. Nudling (no number in original)	96	Disagreement over who is to blame for Nudling's injury while operating machinery at the East Brooklyn Box Co.; Nudling charges that the injury resulted because of his supervisor's premature starting of the steam split saw while Nudling was still filing the saw; the company argues that the accident occurred because of Nudling's lack of knowledge about the machine in use

 

4/1/1903	Henkel v. Millard	97	Addresses the requirements of who can sell prescription drugs and where they can be sold
4/1/1903	Shriver v. Hering	97	Shriver asked for a writ of mandamus commanding Comptroller Hering to appropriate money for school districts based on the size of the white student population instead of on the size of the entire student population; Shriver's request was denied
6/29/1903	B.F. Smith Fire Proof Construction v. Munroe, et. al.	97	Taxpayers of AA County filed a bill of complaint against the Smith Company and the AA County Board of Commissioners trying to prevent the spending of taxpayer  money on constructing a fire-proof vault in which to keep the records of the Clerk of the Court
12/4/1903	Dunlap v. Gipson	98	Dispute over ownership of land
2/19/1904	Murdoch v. Strange	99	Election law case concerning the intent of the voter when submitting blank ballots; Strange claims that he had won the election for Market Manager, but Murdoch disagrees and believes that he should still hold the position until someone else is officially elected
3/23/1904	Martin v. Moore, et.al.	99	Prisoner in the House of Correction, Martin, charged that he was unjustly beaten by two guards at the facility under the supervision of Moore; Court found that Martin did not have enough evidence to support his case and that his charge against Moore as responsible for the actions of his employees was weakly based
6/9/1904	County Commissioners of AA County v. Baltimore Sugar Refining Company	99	Tax assessment conflict between the County and the Baltimore Sugar Refining Company
11/17/1904	Snyder v. Jones	99	Conflict within family over property of the father who died without a will
1/13/1905	Thompson, et al.  v. Williams, et al.	100	Family conflict over money Williams owed to his daughter, Thompson
3/21/1905	County Commissioners of Alleghany County v. Edwin Warfield, Governor of Maryland	100	County Commissioners filed for a writ of mandamus ordering the Governor to send to the Alleghany Court Clerk a statute they alleged was passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor; the Governor argued that after signing the bill, he immediately erased his signature; the Court of Appeals found in favor of the Governor
3/22/1905	Rullman, et al. v. Winterling, et al.	101	Creditor bill for the sale of Rullman's real estate to pay off the debt owed by Rullman at the time of his death
3/23/1905	Edwin Warfield, Governor of Maryland v. Vandiver	101	Conflict over properly initiating and passing a proposal to amend the Maryland Constitution
10/19/1905	Revell, et al. v. Hollladay, et al., Board of Supervisors of Elections	102	Case addresses the power of political parties' central committees in deciding when primary elections can occur
1/11/1906	Maryland Agricultural College v. Atkinson, Comptroller	102	Dispute over the funding necessary to pay professors and for other costs for the College
6/15/1906	Fulton, et al. v. Parlett and Parlett	104	Dispute over lien claim and the selling of real estate
12/21/1906	Annapolis, Washington, and Balitmore Railroad Co. v. Stateuse Clara E. Hickox	104	Case involves the death of Mr. Hickox, which Miss Hickox charged was the result of negligence of the Annapolis, Washington, and Baltimore Railroad Co.; Hickox argued that the conductor of the train in question failed to blow its whistle, thus Mr. Hickox entered the roadway unaware of the oncoming train that would hit his buggy; Court of Appeals found that the conductor did follow all necessary precautions, thus freeing the railroad from any responsibility for the accident
4/24/1907	Singer Sewing Machine Co. v. Lee	105	Dispute over exchange of money between Singer and Lee after Singer took over Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine Company
6/25/1907	Buchanan Schley, State Tax Commissioner v. Lee, et al.	106	Montgomery County residents have dispute over tax assessment for the year 1907
6/25/1907	Buchanan Schley, State Tax Commissioner v. County Commissioners of Montgomery County	106	Same as previous case, this time filed  by the County Commissioners instead of by Montgomery County taxpayers
11/15/1907	Stewart, et al. v. Workingmen's Building and Loan Association of Annapolis	106	Conflict over the sale of mortgaged property
12/4/1907	Jeffers, Harwood, et al. v. Mayor, Counselors, and Alderman of the City of Annapolis	107	Annapolis residents upset over the construction of a railroad track filed suit against the City for allowing the Annapolis, Washington, and Baltimore Railroad Co. to build the new road along their property
1/8/1908	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. State of Maryland, Use of Matilda Stansbury	107	(tried in Baltimore County, but involves road in Anne Arundel County) State filed suit against AA County Commissioners, for Mrs. Stansbury, because of an accident occurring on a drawbridge crossing the Severn River; Mr. Stansbury tried to cross said bridge, but subsequently fell into the river and drowned; the state charged that AA County had failed to establish a system of proper warning for the drawing of a bridge, thus causing Stansbury's accident; the AA County Commissioners therefore owed compensation to the Stansbury family for both past losses and prospective losses as a direct result of this accident
1/15/1908	Stehle, Jr., et al. v. United Surety Co.	107	Dispute over contract
3/5/1908	Johns v. Carroll	107	Question of whether it can be established that Samuel Carroll paid for the property in question himself even though the deed is in the name of Delilah Johnson
3/6/1908	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Ridgely P. Melvin	107	Melvin, Esq. was hired by the Boards of Registry and Supervisors of Elections of AA County, but he argued that he did not receive proper compensation for his services; the County argued that the City of Annapolis should pay the fees because his services were used in a municipal case; Court of Appeals found in favor of Melvin
1/20/1909	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County and Walter W. Crosby Engineer, Etc. v. United Railways and Electric Company	109	Dispute over the paving of First Street (Light Street) in the village of Brooklyn
1/27/1909	Annapolis Gas and Electric Light Company v. Oscar Fredericks	109	Fredericks brought suit against the Annapolis Gas and Electric Light Company because he charged that its wires were not maintained properly and subsequently burned him as he was crossing the bridge between Eastport and Annapolis; he claimed that after a gust of wind he reached to grab his hat and instead touched a live wire; the Court of Appeals found that errors had been made in the previous hearing of the case and thus ordered a re-trial
5/20/1909	Nutwell v. County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County	110	Nutwell, resident and tax payer of AA County argues that the new law concerning the licensing of vehicles has a misleading title that does not reflect the entire content of the law
6/28/1909	Brady, et al. v. Brady	110	Dispute over receiving cash from a transaction at Farmer's National Bank
6/30/1909	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Carr	111	Carr had sued the County Commissioners of AA County for an accident that occurred as a result of the County Commissioners not maintaining the public roads and bridges; as Carr was crossing a public bridge in the county, her horse fell through, resulting in "great bodily pain" for  Carr; the County Commissioners; the Commissioners argued that they were not responsible for maintaining roads, nor for compensation to Carr; these were  instead the responsibility of the Board of Road Commissioners; the Commissioners further argued that the bridge in question was not public; a new trial was ordered by the Court of Appeals
6/30/1909	Thrift v. Bannon	111	Conflict over deeds of land
1/14/1910	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Watts	112	Dispute over the upkeep of a public bridge in the county; Watts was hired by the County to build piers along the Patapsco River, but Watts argued that he could not do the work because the bridges he needed to traverse with his labor and equipment to get to his work sites were not fit for travel, thus preventing construction
2/2/1910	Annapolis Gas and Electric Light Company v. Fredericks	112	This case is a result of the retrial ordered by the Court of Appeals in 1909; Fredericks was rewarded $400 after the second hearing of this case in the Circuit Court; again, the Court of Appeals found that errors had been made and thus ordered a re-trial
6/23/1910	Schapiro, et al. v. Howard, et al.	113	Dispute over inheritance
1/10/1911	Duvall v. Maryland Electric Railway Co.	114	Dispute over meeting the deadline of submitting the transcript of the case heard in the Circuit Court; the plea for the Court of Appeals case to hear the case was denied
1/11/1911	Zell v. Dunaway	115	Conflict over an assault was planned and committed with  malicious  intention of inflicting bodily harm, or whether said assault occurred only in self-defense
1/12/1911	Leitch, et al. v. Leitch, et al.	114	Dispute over the competence of witnesses to a will and what should happen to real estate mentioned in the will in question
2/23/1911	Marden v. Leimbach and Wife	115	Dispute over the sale of land from Leimbach to Marden; Marden objects to the title offered because it was "not good and marketable"
6/23/1911	Arundel Realty Company v. Maryland Electric Railways Co.	116	Arundel Realty Company had purchased an area of land close to Baltimore in which to build "suburban homes;" ARC had an agreement with the Maryland Electric Railways Company that they could transport needed labor and materials to the building site at a reduced rate; ARC filed suit against the Maryland Electric Railroad Company because it increased rates from the earlier reduced rate agreement; Court of Appeals found that there was no set length of time for the reduced rate agreement, thus the Maryland Electric Railways Co. could end the reduced rates at any time
6/23/1911	Hillers v. Taylor	116	Case of adultery; the adulteress charged that the man she was illicitly involved with purposely spoke to her husband in order to break up the marriage
11/15/1911	Meyer v. Frenkil	116	removed to AA County from Charles Co.; Frenkil filed suit against Meyer to receive payment for services completed in a house in Baltimore City owned by Meyer
11/24/1911	Queen, Green, and Johnson v. State of Maryland	116	Case concerning the jurisdiction of AA County justices in criminal cases
1/9/1912	Jessup v. State of Maryland	117	Case dealing with the sale of alcohol at Carvel Hall in Annapolis to minors
1/9/1912	Board of County School Commissioners in Anne Arundel County v. Henkel, Strange, and Moss	117	The three appellees had asked the AA Circuit Court to issue a writ of mandamus for the Board to appoint six district trustees for the white public school system, as six vacancies existed; the School Commissioners argued that the laws the appellees were citing were outdated and that no vacancies existed
7/10/1912	Claude v. Wayson???	118
12/5/1912	Board of Commissioners of Howard County v. Pindell	119	Pindell brought suit against the Commissioners of Howard County as she and her horse were injured while traveling on a public road in Howard County
12/7/1912	Sunderland and Sunderland v. Braun Packing Company	119	Conflict over money owed to the Sunderlands from the Braun Packing Company
1/14/1913	Graham, et al. v. Cooper	119	Graham filed suit against Cooper who was hired to build a cottage for Graham in Wardour; Cooper continued to miss deadlines on completing the cottage; Graham finally moved in, but found that the cottage did not meet his standards, and thus refused to pay Cooper
1/15/1913	Chaney, et al. v. County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County	119	A group of AA County citizens filed for an enjoinder against the County Commissioners ordering the construction of a wharf along the South River; citizens argued that there was no demand for such a pier and that large boats needing to get to the wharf would not be able to get through the shallow waters, thus causing damage to the territory in this area
1/15/1913	Dawson v. Maryland Electric Railway	119	Dawson charged that the Maryland Electric Railway was not properly maintaining its cars, nor did it provide enough seating for its customers; on his ride between Annapolis and Baltimore he suffered bodily injury when the train suddenly jerked, throwing Dawson forward into an open door that closed and crushed his fingers; the Court of Appeals did not see that this was the fault of the Maryland Electric Railway
2/27/1913	McDowell v. Beddison and Beddison	120	Conflict over a fence in the road to the Lake Shore Post Office
4/25/1913	Vandiver, Treasurer of Maryland v. Fidelity Savings Bank of Frostburg, Lonaconing Savings Bank of Allegany County, and Commercial Savings Bank of Cumberland	120	The banks in this case were not following the latest statutes concerning enlarging banking powers
6/24/1913	Brunt v. Farinholt-Meredith	121	???
11/12/1913	Graham, Secretary of State v. Wellington, et al.	121	Three candidates, for U.S. Senator, Comptroller, and Clerk of the Court of Appeals, wanted a writ of mandamus requiring the Secretary of State to put their names on the ballot; these three candidates were members of the Progressive Party
12/2/1913	Martin v. Martins	121	Dispute over the account of Louisa May Martin, deceased; the husband claims rights to the amount of money in the bank under Louisa's name, while the children of Louisa disagree that Mr. Martin should be able to claim that sum of money as his own
12/6/1913	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Collison	122	Collison brought suit against the County Commissioners because the road in which he was traveling was littered with tree and bush cuttings that made the road too narrow for two horse and buggy vehicles to pass; as a result, Collison's horse was hit and killed by another horse and buggy while passing along this narrow road
1/14/1914	Amos, et al. v. Abromaitis	122	Dispute over ownership of a farm in AA County
1/15/1914	Nowell v. Harrington, Comptroller of the State of Maryland	122	Dispute over money owed to Nowell as a result of a boat accident while guarding Herring Bay
10/28/1914	Duvall v. Ridout	124	Conflict over the use of a roadway
2/11/1915	Fidelity Savings Bank of Frostburg, et al.  v. Vandiver, Treasurer of Maryland	125	Case relates to an application for a writ of mandamus requiring Vandiver to give the three banks in Allegany County the bonds earlier given to the Treasurer
2/17/1915	Purnell v. State Board of Education and Shriver	125	Purnell had applied for a writ of mandamus to remove Shriver from the State Board of Education and put himself f in that place
4/14/1915	Sunderland, Sunderland, and Childs v. Ebeling, Ebling, and Stockett	125	Dispute over the transfer and validity of a deed of land
4/16/1915	Overton v. Harrington, Comptroler of the State of Maryland	126	Dispute over the issuance of a fishing license for catching a non-food fish, menhaden, with a pocket net instead of the legal mesh net
5/7/1915	Magruder, et al. v. State Road Commission	125	Dispute with the State Road Commission over the distribution of funds in constructing roads through Prince George's and Anne Arundel County
5/12/1915	State Tax Commissioner v. Harrington, Comptroller of the State of Maryland	126	Dispute over the paying of salaries to two members of the State Tax Commission
6/23/1915	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County and Joshua S. Linthicum, late Treasurer v. Mayor, Counselor, and Alderman of the City of Annapolis and the Annapolis Water Company	126	Dispute over the payment of taxes by the Annapolis Water Company
12/4/1915	Washington, Baltimore, Annapolis Railroad Company, etc. v. Moss	127	Case about breach of contract; removed to Howard County Circuit Court
1/12/1916	Abromatis v. Amos, et al.	127	Dispute over property rights; removed to Baltimore County
4/5/1916	Hohberger & Shacks v. United Heating Co.	128	United Heating Co. wanted to claim a lien for the property of Hohberger and Shacks; the company claimed that they should have this lien because of money owed to them for installing water heaters to the Hohberger and Shacks property
6/23/1916	Williams v. Armiger and Brother	129	Dispute over the possession of a deed
6/23/1916	Stoll v. Smith, Mewshaw, and Mewshaw	129	This case developed as a result of a request for the Court to enforce a contract of sale for land in AA County
1/11/1917	Werntz and Evans v. Wells and Strahorn	130	Case concerning the financing of the construction of a road between Baltimore and Annapolis
1/17/1917	Dugan v. Howard	130	Problem with the installation of heating and plumbing in a house being constructed for Miss Dugan
2/2/1917	Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis Electric Railroad Company v. Moss	130	Removed from AA County to Howard County;
6/27/1917	Cromwell v. Chance Marine Construction Co.	131	Cromwell purchased a motorboat from the Chance Marine Construction Co., but was not satisfied with his purchase, as it did not contain the proper motor; when Cromwell tried to return it, Chance would not accept it
6/28/1917	Gischell v. Ballman and Wife	131	The Ballmans wanted the proper payment from Gischell for land he purchased from them; the problem was that the death Ballman's father created controversy as to who possessed the land and who should carry through the purchase
11/15/1917	Annapolis Public Utilities Co. v. Martin	131	Dispute between Martin, a restaurateur on West St., and the Annapolis Public Utilities Co.; Martin charged that the company maliciously turned off the gas supply to his restaurant; the company argued that they had given warning of such cessation, and furthermore argued that Martin owed the company money for his gas supply
12/13/1917	Blick v. Cockins	131	Case removed from St. Mary's County to AA County, then removed to Baltimore City; concerns compensation for delinquent promissory notes
1/15/1918	Howard and Howard v. Randall	131	No description given; Circuit Court decision affirmed
1/16/1918	Green and Stockett v. Redmond and Redmond	132	Dispute over mortgage
4/3/1918	Baltimore Car Foundry Company v. Ruzicka	132	Ruzicka, the widow of Mr. Ruzicka an employee of the Baltim ore Car Foundry Company, was killed when crushed by moving cars while crossing the tracks at work; the company argued that Ruzicka's act of walking across that tracks was willful misconduct, but Ruzicka argued that it was not forbidden for employees to cross the tracks; Ruzicka wanted to receive worker's compensation benefits, but could not unless there was no willful misconduct
6/19/1918	Boynton, et al. v. Remson, et al.	133	Conflict arose when two mortgages were sold for the same property at rival auctions
6/20/1918	McMullen v. Shepherd	133	Question of the salary of the Land Commissioner
7/30/1918	McGraw v. Merryman, Treasurer of Baltimore County	133	Controversy over annexing territory
11/21/1918	McDonald v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore	133	Removed from AA County to Carroll County; lease dispute
1/16/1919	Snowden v. State of Maryland	133	Removed from Anne Arundel County to Baltimore County; appeal sought by Snowden after he was found guilty of first degree murder of a young woman and sentenced to hanging; Court of Appeals found no errors in the Circuit Court judgment
1/16/1919	Swift v. Cook, et al.	133	Dispute over property left in a will
6/24/1919	Evans, Grand Master of United Grand Lodge v. Brown, et al.	134	Grand Master of the Masons removed the lodge rights of  Brown, et al. after their role in the Universal Lodge No.14 Free and Accepted Masons v. Valentine case; the Grand Master argued that Brown, et al. had released Masonic secrets while talking to authorities about the case; Brown, et al. asked that such removal of rights be declared null and void
6/24/1919	Universal Lodge No. 14 Free and Accepted Masons v. Valentine	134	This group of Masons sought action against Valentine, Master of a local branch of Masons; Valentine had a meeting that violated the group's charter during which an agreement was made to purchase property to be used to construct a new home for this  branch of the Masons.
6/25/1919	Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Phillips, and the American Feeding Co. v. Sackett, et al.	135	Residents of AA County pursued legal action against the City of Baltimore because they opposed the use of nearby AA County farmland for the storage of garbage and a piggery to consume the garbage
6/25/1919	Strange, Mayor of Annapolis v. Levy	134	Controversy over making the president of the Annapolis Water Company an appointed municipal position; such an act would also make the City Counselor and one of the aldermen directors of the Annapolis Water Company
11/21/1919	Gale v. Keech, et al.	135	Conflict over the intent of a will which granted property to Mrs. Gale, the appellant's late mother
12/10/1919	Strohmeyer v. Remson and Remson	135	Dispute over the sale of a mortgage
6/18/1920	Wilson v. Yates	137	Yates sought legal action against Wilson for injuries suffered; Wilson interfered with the plumbing and water fixtures in Yates' kitchen, leaving the floor covered with water; the weather was cold, which froze the water, resulting in a sheet of ice across Yates' kitchen floor; upon entering the room, she fell and received numerous injuries
11/17/1920	Mitchell, et al. v. Slye	137	Removed from Charles County; dispute over a will; Slye's daughter, whose will is in question; was a lunatic and thus was of sound mind to make a valid will
1/13/1921	Owens v. Moss, et al.	137	No background given; per curiam opinion
4/8/1921	Potee v. County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County	138	Potee sought a writ of mandamus to receive compensation for several months in service as Police Justice of the Fifth District of Anne Arundel County
1/13/1922	Karupka, et al.  v. Zoph	140	Conflict over carrying out a contract of sale of real estate
1/25/1922	Texas Company v. U.S. Asphalt Refining Co., et al.	140	Dispute over a strip of land in Curtis Bay on which both companies hold property

   
 

6/23/1922	Howes v. State of Maryland	141	Howes was accused of selling intoxicating liquors without a license;
7/18/1922	Waring, et al. v. Stinchcomb, et al.	141	Bitter land dispute between neighbors; conflict arose when water washed out beaches on one side of a creek and created a new beach across the creek
1/11/1923	Marx v. Reinecke	142	Removed to AA County from Baltimore County; dispute with the executor of a will, Marx, who was withholding a sum of money from Reinecke
3/16/1923	Ball v. Disney	143	Dispute over a mortgage that was not sold with proper description; the land was advertised as a whole, but was in truth a development divided into several pieces
3/16/1923	Sunderland v. McAbee	143	Dispute over the sale of property
6/26/1923	Maryland Lumber Co. v. Eckhardt	143	The Maryland Lumber Company sought a lien for the property of Eckardt; Maryland Lumber claims that it supplied Eckhardt with many supplies for the construction of a house; Eckhardt did not pay his bill, thus Maryland Lumber sought payment through this lawsuit
2/1/1924	Pryor v. Pryor	146	No background given; judgment affirmed
2/13/1924	O'Brecht v. State of Maryland	145	The State of Maryland accused O'Brecht of obstructing a pubic roadway; O'Brecht placed trees, wood, etc. in the middle of the roadway between Benfield Road and Oyster Shell Landing;  dispute over the road in question was in fact public; new trial ordered
1/16/1925	Tomlinson v. Dille	147	Dispute over a lease
2/26/1925	Maryland State Fair, Inc. v. Schmidt, et al.	147	Dispute over land use of 4 1/2 acres
3/20/1925	Kramme v. Mewshaw	147
6/11/1925	Fletcher v. Meredith, et al.	148	Fletcher was struck by a truck belonging to Meredith's lumber company one evening in Parole; the dispute is over whether Dorsey, the man who was driving the truck that hit Fletcher, was on the job at the time of the accident, and thus whether Meredith is responsible for the accident
6/30/1925	Block, et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, et al.	149	Block and neighbors brought suit against the City Council of Baltimore for depositing large amounts of garbage and dead animals on an area of land in AA County; Block, et al. described the great nuisances and damages this depositing caused, including swarms of flies around the garbage which, along with maggots, make their way into nearby homes; a foul smell was also produced, as was much water  pollution that prevented anyone from swimming or fishing in the surrounding water; Court of Appeals reversed the decree from the Circuit Court
3/10/1926	Robbins, et al. v. Dorsey	150
4/6/1926	Gross v. King	150	Dispute over a deed for land
4/71926	Boyle v. Maryland State Fair, Inc.	150	Case related to Maryland State Fair, Inc. v. Schmidt, et al. regarding land issues
6/29/1926	Meredith v. Washington Loan and Trust Co., Trustee, et al.	151	Request for a bill of sale for land so that it could be partitioned
12/8/1926	Stieff v. Wilson	151	Wilson's mother purchased a piano from Mr. Guise; Guise delayed in its delivery, and when it was delivered he brought a different brand than had been ordered; this piano that was delivered had been purchased from Mr. Stieff; Stieff tried to get possession of the piano again, but Wilson disapproved
1/27/1927	Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis Electric Railway Co. v. Fitch	152	Miss Fitch sought legal action against the railroad company because while leaving a train car during one winter day, she slipped and was injured; she claimed that the company was negligent in that it did not properly clean off ice and snow from the train steps; the slippery surface left by such negligence caused Fitch's accident; the railroad claimed that there was no negligence
3/23/1927	McGehee v. McGehee	152	Family dispute over the property of Mr. H. Webster McGehee, of South Carolina; McGehee owned land in AA County
4/8/1927	Union Trust Co. v. Biggs	153	Union Trust Co. and Biggs disputed over money owed to them by Mary W. F. Spears
6/10/1927	Strahorn, et al.  v. Rowe, et al.	153	Family dispute over a will
7/9/1927	Bilbrey v. Strahorn	153	Case relating to the previous disputed will case
1/18/1928	Ebling, et al.  v. Brewer	154	Conflict over the sale and commission of real estate along the Severn River
7/16/1928	Winebrenner, Secretary of State v. Salmon	155	Case addressing a voting referendum of a proposed gas tax law
1/17/1929	Greif v. Teas	156	Dispute about  the right of way over a road adjacent to one's land
3/21/1929	Wolf v. Johnson	157	Mr. Johnson died, having left a promissory note with Wolf for $1100; Mrs. Johnson argued that the promissory note had not been properly signed
4/17/1929	Barnard v. Godfrey	157	Dispute over the custody of to children
5/24/1929	Grangers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Blieve	157	Blieve wished to collect insurance money after a fire destroyed tobacco stored on her farm
10/30/1929	Rosenstein v. Hynston, et al.	157	Dispute over the payments for a player piano
3/12/1930	Woodruff v. Linthicum, et al.	158	Question over the validity of Mrs. Linthicum's will; Mr. Linthicum had an adulterous relationship with another woman, thus it seemed odd that Mrs. Linthicum would be generous toward Mr. Linthicum in her will
5/15/1930	Hillwood v. Hillwood	159	Divorce case in which Mrs. Hillwood accused her husband of poisoning her; Mrs. Hillwood continued to remain at home despite alleged poison and other alleged abuses; evidence of poisoning was weak
5/15/1930	Cityco Realty Co. v. Mayor, Counselor, and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis	159	Cityco sought action against the City of Annapolis because of the pollution in Spa Creek that came from the city's sewer system; Cityco could not sell the lots it established in the Silopanna region of town because of the foul odors from the nearby polluted Creek
1/13/1931	Colburn, et al. v. Ellers, et al.	160	Family dispute over a deed of land made by the late Mr. Colburn; he left the house to one of his daughters, but other members of the family argued that he was not in the right mental state to execute a valid deed
1/13/1931	Harman v. Hurst	160	Dispute over the validity of a deed
4/24/1931	Kleis, et al.  v. Katchef	160	Kleis and his wife ignored the restrictions of the property of Mr. Katchef
1/12/1932	Whitehurst v. Barnett	161	Conflict over who had the right to lease property to Mr. Barnett
6/20/1932	Drury, et al. v. State Capital Bank of the Eastern Shore Trust Company	163	Case regarding indebtedness
10/20/1932	Callahan v. State of Maryland	163	Callahan was convicted of charges of selling intoxicating liquors without a proper permit; he claimed that authorities violated proper search and seizure guidelines, but the Court of Appeals did not agree with Callahan
3/20/1933	Chabeaux v. Chabeaux	164	Mr. Chabeaux sought an end to his marriage with Mrs. Chabeaux on grounds that she deserted him; Mrs. Chabeaux argued that the initial separation had been mutual, and further argued that Mr. Chabeaux was not a resident of AA County, thus presenting a jurisdiction issue
3/21/1933	Grangers Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Farmers National Bank	164	These two companies were competing for the surplus money from a mortgage foreclosure
4/20/1933	Maryland State Fair, Inc. v. Henderson	164	Ms. Henderson was injured by wire while attending the horse races at the Maryland State Fair and sought compensation for this accident
5/26/1933	Hart v. Hart	165	Dispute over money owed to Beatrice Hart by Walter Hart
6/27/1933	Rawlings, et al. v. Russell	165	Dispute over the holding of primary elections for the City of Annapolis
1/17/1934	Davis v. Board of Education of Anne Arundel County	166	Board of Ed. obtained a title for an area of land to be used as an alleyway, subject to the right of Ms. Davis; instead, the Board of Ed. constructed a schoolhouse
1/30/1934	State, for Use of the Board of Welfare v. Commissioners of Anne Arundel County	166	Case concerning the payment of prison guards for prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and to death
1/30/1934	Edwards, et al. v. State, Use of Moses Guy, et al.	166	Case of driver negligence in which Mrs. Guy was struck and killed by a car driven by Edwards on a rainy, foggy night
4/3/1934	County Commissioners for Anne Arundel County v. Anskiver	166	Tried in Baltimore County Circuit Court
4/26/1934	Lutz v. State of Maryland; Siegert v. State of Maryland	167	Lutz and Siegert contest conviction of running bawdy houses; Court sides with the state
4/26/1934	Stallings, et al. v. Annapolis Savings Institution, et al.	167	Annapolis Savings Institution tried to foreclose on Stallings and auction the property at the courthouse
6/13/1934	Kay, et al. v. State of Maryland	167	Kay was charged with intent to break into a warehouse; he tried to contest the charges, but the Court of Appeals sided with the state
1/16/1935	Davis v. Board of Education	168	Davis wanted to present new arguments against the Board of Education, but the Court of Appeals would not allow it
4/3/1935	Hughes v. Svboda	168	Hughes was to collect money from a claim against Svboda, but Svboda did not believe that he had to meet Hughes' demand
4/11/1935	Tidewater Oil Company, et al. v. County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County	168	Petroleum supplies of the Tidewater Oil Company had decreased so much that the company did not agree with the county's outdated tax assessment
5/22/1935	Bushong, et al. v. Clark, Administratrix	168	Relatives of the late Mr. Bushong were at odds with Mrs. Clark, Administratrix of Bushong's estate
12/5/1935	Seaboard Terminals Corporation v. American Oil Company; American Oil Company v. Seaboard Terminals Corporation	168	Breach of contract and payment of debts
2/20/1936	Henry B. Myers Company v. Annapolis Banking and Trust Company	170	Dispute between these two companies for rights over the failing Arundel Supply Company
4/9/1936	Stephenson, et al. v. Upper Ashburton Realty Company, Inc, et al.	170	Dispute over the buying and selling of land
4/9/1936	Greenhawk v. Quimby, et al.	170	Conflict over the signature on a will
5/19/1936	Jacobs v. Jacobs	170	Family dispute; Mrs. Jacobs abandoned her husband and he sought a divorce on that basis; he also sought action because Mrs. Jacobs and the couple's two sons were trying to take over his property in AA County; he also alleged that the two sons were beating him
6/10/1936	Mead v. Gilbert, et al.	170	Execution of deeds of property while in sick body and mind
6/10/1936	Serio v. Serio	170	Mr. Serio returned to his homeland for two months, and after returning he became violent with his wife; she left the home and took up residence elsewhere; Mr. Serio then sought a divorce and custody of the couple's two children; Mrs. Serio claimed that this she was not abandoning her husband, but that she had to flea for her own safety, thus he should not be rewarded with custody of the children
1/11/1937	Wilkerson v. State of Maryland	171	Case about the obstruction of justice
1/13/1937	Parks v. Benning	171	Dispute over a lease for underwater land to be used for oystering
1/13/1937	Stinchcomb v. Realty Mortgage Company, Inc.	171	Boundary dispute over farm and beach land near the Magoth River
1/14/1937	Bryan v. Wilson	171	Dispute over the conveyance of property
1/14/1937	Wimpling v. State of Maryland	171	Wimpling disputed his second conviction for arson; he argued that he could not be convicted of aiding the crime when the primary person involved in the crime had not been proven
1/21/1937	Craig v. Hebron Building and Loan Association, Number 2, Incorporated	171	Conflict over a promissory note
3/16/1937	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Thomas, Jr.	172	Dispute over a liquor license and the sale of alcohol during specified times
3/17/1937	In Re Estate of George W Bowen Deceased	172	Unreported opinion
5/225/1937	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Goodman, et al.	172	Case regarding the salary of Goodman, deceased, who served as State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County; during his term, the County Commissioners reduced his payment; his administrators brought suit against the Commissioners over this reduction
11/3/1937	Wolfe vs. State, for use of Brown, et al.	173	Automobile accident in which Brown was hit and killed; Brown's wife sought damages from Wolfe, claiming that Wolfe's own negligence caused the accident
1/12/1938	Whittington v. State of Maryland	173	Dispute over whether Whittington's theft of tobacco was a misdemeanor or a felony
1/13/1938	State, for use of Peach v. Cavey, et al.	173	Peach fell through the trap door on the property of Cavey; his widow sought compensation from the Caveys for the accident
5/18/1938	Mayor and City Council of Berlin v. Shockley, et al.	174	Dispute over laws concerning the sale of alcohol
5/18/1938	Blanch v. Collison	174	Case regarding mortgages
5/19/1938	Gordon v. Maryland State Fair, Inc.	174	Gordon sought action against Maryland State Fair, Inc. after he was injured at a horse race in Laurel; his view of the race was blocked, so he stood on his chair to watch it; after the race, the crowd knocked him off of the chair and caused serious injury
6/14/1938	Free v. Greene, et al.	175	Conflict over the official sale of property
12/1/1938	Williams Realty Co. v. Robey, et al.	175	Conflict over land use
12/1/1938	Pumphrey, et al. v. State Roads Commission	175	Dispute over establishing the fair market value for land; new trial ordered
1/10/1939	Glen Burnie Savings and Loan Association v. Martindale, et al.	175	Conflict between the two parties over loans and deposits
1/11/1939	Stembler v. Wilson	175	Wilson sought proper payment for her services as a real estate broker for Stembler's property; Stembler questioned whether such a suit was possible, for he had moved out of Anne Arundel County to Prince George's County
1/15/1939	Tsaracklis, et al. v. Characklis, Administrator	176	Dispute over the money spent by Characklis, administrator of Victor Characklis, on the burial, funeral, and settlement of debts
1/18/1939	Public Service Commission v. Maryland Bay Company	176	Conflict between these two groups over the operation of a ferry that would cross the Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to Kent Island
3/8/1939	Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Company v. Lichtenberg, et al.; Public Service Commission v. Same	176	Conflict over the hiring and transport of workers in an unlicensed fashion
5/16/1939	Jackson, et al. v. County Trust Company	176	Dispute over mortgages
5/17/1939	Phillips v. Clark	176	Family dispute over who should receive  property from the estate of Ms. Phillips
6/6/1939	State Roads Commission v. Redmiles, et al.	176	The State Roads Commission wanted an area of land for the construction of a new road; Redmiles and others did not support the purchasing of their property for this project, for the land in question contained a valuable spring needed for watering local cattle
10/27/1939	Moss v. Annapolis Savings Institution	177	Moss sought to have a mortgage foreclosure annulled
11/29/1939	Woelfel v. State of Maryland; Woelfel v. City of Annapolis; Woelfel v. Anne Arundel County	177	Woelfel argued that the Act of 1939 that changed the structure of the magistrates' courts for the counties was unconstitutional, or at least that it could not apply to him
11/29/1939	Wright v. State of Maryland; Watkins v. Same	177	Wright and Watkins were arrested for selling and possessing lottery tickets; they argued that officials conducted an illegal search and seizure; Watkins further argued that he was denied access to his attorney and forced into confession by a belligerent police commissioner
11/29/1939	Eisenstein, et al. v. City of Annapolis, et al.	177	Dispute over proper drainage systems at a movie theater at the corner of Northwest and Cathedral Streets in Annapolis
1/11/1940	Brockmeyer v. Norris, et al.	177	Dispute over a  written agreement concerning the sale of a subdivision of land
3/5/1940	Miller v. Miller	178	Mrs. Miller accused her husband of abandonment, and later of abuse; the couple was seeking a divorce; Mr. Miller was ordered to pay alimony to Mrs. Miller
5/22/1940	Dorsey, Jr., et al. v. Petrott, Secretary of State, et al.	178	Conflict over a referendum
6/12/1940	Langenfelder, et al. v. Jones	178	Question over whether an accident that occurred could be considered for workmen's compensation
10/31/1940	Ivrey v. State of Maryland	178	Appeal dismissed because of expiration of time
10/31/1940	Schlicht, et al. v. Wengert, et al.	178	Controversial saloon located in a residential area

 

1/3/1941	Ahlgren v. Cromwell	179	Question over the validity of the Gvoernor's order to make the guard at the State House a classified position
1/3/1941	Tawes, Comptroler, et al. v. Miller; Miller v. Tawes, Comptroller, et al.	179	Dispute over taxation of Mrs. Miller's income
4/30/1941	Phillips v. Green	179	From Orphan's Court; dispute over a will and related payments
12/3/1941	McGlaughlin v. Warfield, et al.	180	McGlaughlin was penalized for crabbing with a crabpot, a device prohibited by law; he argued that the law concerning this was invalid
1/13/1942	Brown v. Weiland, et al.	180	Dispute over the sharing of real estate
1/13/1942	Hart, et al. v. Mercantile Trust Company of Baltimore, Etc.	180	Question over the rate of taxation for property received from a will
2/5/1942	Legum v. Farmers National Bank of Annapolis	180	Legum with the striking of an order of satisfaction
3/3/1942	Tawes, Comptroller v. Home Owners Corporation of Washinton, D.C.	180	Home Owners Corporation sought repayment for the payment of taxes before the documentation for their property was formally filed
4/8/1942	Evans v. Stinchcomb	180	Evans was attempting to place oyster beds too close to the property of Stinchcomb; Stinchcomb sought further restrictions of this
11/18/1942	Stuart v. Johnson	181	Conflict between neighbors over a road that runs through the Stuart's newly-purchased property
11/18/1942	Meyers v. Murphy	181	Fraudulent mortgage
12/7/1942	Bannister v. Bannister	181	Mr. Bannister sought an annullment from his wife, arguing that his wife's divorce from her prior husband had not been finalized
1/13/1943	Bachrach v. Washington United Cooperative	181	Washington United Cooperative argued that Bachrach was was cheating the organization out of required payments
1/29/1943	Lorea v. Lorea	181	No summary given
3/16/1943	Carroll v. Board of Commissioners of Anne Arundel County	181	Carroll, attacked by dogs, sought action against Anne Arundel County; he claimed that the incident resulted from the negligence of the county to abate the situation
3/17/1943	Katski v. Triplett, et al.	181	Dispute over the payment of debts
3/17/1943	Clauss v. Board of Education of Anne Arundel County	181	Clauss sought workmen's compensation from the Board of Education; question arose as to whether the Board was subject to the Workmen's Compensation Law
4/7/1943	Nicols v. Nicols; Same v. Same	181	From Orpan's Court; dispute over a will
4/28/1943	Whitman, et al., State Roads Commission of Maryland v. Forney	181	Conflict over the blockage of storm waters that obstructed the use of county roads
6/2/1943	Collier v. Collier; Same v. Same	182	Divorce case involving the splitting of property that was part of the couple's business partnership
11/3/1943	Tayman v. Hare	182	Conflict over a mortgage
11/4/1943	Boehm, Jr. v. Boehm, Sr.	182	Father and son dispute over the mortgage for a farm
11/10/1943	Burley v. Mayor, Counsellor, and Aldernmen of the City of Annapolis	182	Burley obtained a license to operate billiard tables from the city; months later, city authorities voted to revoke his license, afterwhich police went to Burley's and removed the license; he argued that this removal was arbitrary and unwarranted and sought a writ of mandamus for the return of the license
12/15/1943	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. English	182	English argued that a law requiring the payment of a fee for trailers violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article 23 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights
12/15/1943	Ivrey v. Karr	182	Ivrey sought action against Karr, who had made the sale of an apartment building at a public auction; Ivrey argued that the property was not properly advertised and that had he known about certain problems with the property, he would not have purchased it
3/23/1944	Borssuck v. Pantaleo	183	Dispute over the construction of a house on a recently purchased lot
6/14/1944	Harrison v. Prentice, et al.	183	Dispute over the transfer of property to family members after the death of Mr. Holt
6/14/1944	Taussig v. van Deusen	183	Conflict involving the use of proposed roads and avenues that were on laid out on a plat, but never on the actual ground
10/27/1944	Hillman v. Stockett, et al.	183	Question of the validity of amendments involved with Maryland Legislature  bills Chapter 722 and Chapter 796
11/2/1944	Stevens v. Stevens	183	Divorce case in which Mrs. Stevens sought a divorce from her husband based on his abandonment of the family and adultery
11/17/1944	Lichtenberg, et al. v. Joyce, et al.	183	Case addresses the statue of limitations in enforcing an assessment
12/20/1944	Kirby, et al. v. Kirby	184	Thomas and George Kirby had made an agreement to split the proceeds from a tobacco crop; George charged that Thomas was not equally splitting the profits
1/11/1945	Weaver v. King, et al.	184	Weaver argued that his brother, for whom King was the Administrator, was indebted to him for taking care of him just before his death; Weaver's brother, however, left no will that expressed this
3/1/1945	Brooks v. Brooks	184	Dispute over a divorce case
11/29/1945	Rawlings, et al. v. Armstrong	185	Armstrong sought action because he was denied access to a list of registered voters by the Board of Suervisors of Elections for the City of Annapolis
1/9/1946	Corens v. State of Maryland	185	Murder case removed from Montgomery County; Corens was accused of murdering his wife and severring her head; he argued that too much circumstantial evidence had been used in the case
3/13/1946	Popham, et al. v. Conservation Commission, Department of Tidewater Fisheries, et al.	186	Dispute over the leasing of waters and the land beneath
4/11/1946	Giles v. diRobbio, et al.	186	Question of official boundaries of property
4/12/1946	Board of County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Snyder	186	Conflict over land use and zoning regulations of property to be used for business purposes
4/12/1946	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Ward	186	Snyder filed a writ of mandamus against the Anne Arundel County Commissioners; he felt that his request for a county building permit had been unjustly denied
5/17/1946	Stimis v. Stimis	186	Divorced couple fought over the custody of their young son
6/13/1946	Owings v. Currier, et al.	186	Dispute over the distribution of property after the death of Mrs. Owings; Mr. Owings argued that earlier separation orders against his wife were null and void, thus he would have rights to part of her estate; the daughters of Mrs. Owings, in her first marriage, disagreed with Mr. Owings
10/10/1946	Clark v. Tawes, Comptroller	187	Clark sought a pension for his service as a associate judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Maryland
12/12/1946	King v. Compton	187	Dispute over primary negligence that resulted in the injury of Mrs. Compton
11/10/1947	Datlton, et al. v. Real Estate and Improvement Co.	189	Conflict over the use of roads
12/10/1947	Stoll v. Alton, Sheriff, et al.	189	Dispute over money owed by Stoll
2/18/1948	McAuliffe, et al. v. Lerch, et al.	189	Dispute over the use of a makeshift road between two other country roads in the southern part of the county
3/31/1948	Feudale, et al. v. Sarles, et al.	190	Controversial construction in and around Spa Creek
4/1/1948	Zeller v. McGuckian	190	Conflict over a will
4/2/1948 d 5/25/1948 f	Hillman v. Boone, et al.	190	Hillman argued that he should be a candidate on the ballot for the office of Associate Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in the primary election
4/23/1948	County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County v. Buch	190	Buch sought action against the County Commissioners because he felt that they had completed unjustly low assessments of several tracts of property in the county
5/20/1948	Hyatt v. Romero	190
6/17/1948	Langville v. Langville	191
6/17/1948	Zepp v. Darnall	191
11/11/1948	Waters v. Waters	191
12/8/1948	Queen, et al. v. Anderson, et al.	191
12/10/1948	Goetz, et al. v. Smith; Saunders v. Phillips, et al.	191