The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-20
la W INTELLIGENCE.
INTERESTING DECISION.

The Hon. ROBERT n. MARTIN, Special Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas, Saturday last decided case
involving matter of much Importance to many of the
medical pra ,titioners of Baltimore.
DIR. WIN. H. TARR medical practitioner of this city, of
the Eclectic School of Medicine and graduate of the
Medical College of Cincinnati but not of University of
Maryland brought suit before Justice Wheat against one
Christopher Blumm medical services rendered He OBJ
tanned judgment before the Justice Upon the appeal
taken by Bumm besides the consideration of the merits
of the case the following question of law mooted
The Defendant, by his counsel, JOSEPH j. EARLY ESQ.,
contended that the Plaintiff Tarr could maintain his
action it provided by the act of Assembly of 1921
CHI 217, that not authorized to practice medicine
surgery by the laws of this State sha have power
recover any fees other remuneration for any medi-
cine given disposed Of for any services rendered
performed in the practice of medicine surgery both
in any the Courts of law before any Justice of the
Peace this State and he further that the
act of 1888 chap 2S1 entitled Gan act authorize the
TomSonians Botanic Physicians charge and receive
compensation for their services and medicine" did not
apply in the present repeating the act of 1921 as
there evidence to show that the plaintiff was
Thompsonan Botanic Physician for that this act of
49, though general in its ea1ctig clause by tIing
restricted the class of practitioners there desg
mated
1t contended by LEWIS MAYER, ESQ, the counsel
for the plaintiff and decided by his Honor that act
ing clause enacts tha from and after the passage of this
act it may and shall lawful for each and erery person
being citizen Of THIS State to charge and receive com
pensaton their services and medicines the same
manner as physicians are now permitted to do.''
His Honor decided that the language of the enacng
clause of the of IS clear that was impossi
not to see that its scope general comprehen
sye taking in leach and every person being citizen
this State" Judgment was accordingly affirmed
/ d
Geo Krebs Judge. The following business ransac-
ted yesterday:
Thomas J. Weby as. William Frazier, Inspector Gen.
eral of Grain &c Injunction issued restrain the de
fendant from further proceedings in the prosecution of the
charge against the complainant of violating the provi-
sions the late act of assembly ito provide the in
specon, measuring and weighing ofgran in the city
Baltimore and also from nsttutng any similar prosecu-
ton against the complainant until the further of
in premises. Brice and Nunes the com
| painants
"A warrant was issued the 14th instant bv Justice
Hayward upon the information and oath of William Fra
zer Inspector General of grain city Baltimore
against Thomas Welby upon charges of violating the
act of Assembly above referred The injunction OBJ
taiued by the complainant is stay further proceedpg
on said before the Justice until the matter can
heard in this Court The bill Of complaint alleges that
the Inspector General had determined weigh all Of
certain cargo of wheat but only busheI in sixty
and the complainant believing such mode of weighing
wheat mere mockery tthe weighing of previous
cargo having the variation the weights of the
separate bushe) proceeded to consummate purchas,
apart from independent of the agency of the said In
Spector General ana MS assistants. Ine weights
scales provided by the Inspector General of capacity
to weigh only bushe at time and he having refused
weigh the entire but only bushe the sixty
the complainant refused to submit this of weigh
ing contends that violation of the law has beel
committed on his part.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-Hon Robert N Martin
Special Judge The following business transacted
yesterday
Peter Dickinson rs. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroa,
Company Motion for trial filed by the counsel fo
the defendant Motion argued by j. H. b. Larobe for tn
defendant, and A. s. Ridgely and r. J. Brent for tn
plaintiff Under curfd.
Assignment for to-day from 377 to All inclusive