Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-19-2008
Keywords
Maryland, Baltimore, railroads, land use, takings, constitutional law, utilities, municipal law
Abstract
In June 1905, attorneys for the Northern Central Railway Company filed suit in Baltimore Superior Court against the United Railways and Electric Company. The suit charged that United Railways owed Northern Central for a portion of the expenses incurred by Northern to repair two bridges in the City of Baltimore, Maryland. Northern Central’s railroad lines ran under the bridges and United Railways’ streetcar lines ran across them. The amount claimed was relatively small for a company the size of the Northern Central and the possibility of collecting somewhat remote even if the case were decided in its favor. However, the court’s decision would have a significant impact on the City of Baltimore despite the fact it was not a party to the action.
Disciplines
Legal History
Digital Commons Citation
McCarty, Andrew R. and Warner, David S., "At a Crossroads in the Charm City: Northern Central, United Railways and Power Politics at the Dawn of Twentieth Century Baltimore - Northern Central RR Co. v. United Railways & Electrinc Co. 105 Md. 345" (2008). Legal History Publications. 14.
https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mlh_pubs/14