Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-09-28


| life. He again appeared in the case
OF Powell vs.. Wilson, an appeal 81
| this Court to be found il So Nd. Re-
ports, BAL Messrs Camalier and
Brantley, John p. Poe and Robert G.
Combs represented the appellant and
Daniel G. Hammett, Daniel r. Magru-
der and Joseph H. Ching the appellee.
The case was reversed and refnanded
March 31st, 1867. IT involved the
question of oyster lots, riparian rights
Ia creeks less than one hundred yards
wide at the mouth, etc The decree Ia
the case OF Somerville VS.. Coppage, In
l0l Md. Reports, page $40, was affirm
brother appeared with Messrs. CANA
transcript. At the hearing before the
Court of Appeals there was no appear
ance for the appellee, CoppaPe, The
Mistakes Ia Written Contracts, etc,
was passed upon by the Court. An
other case from this Court, namely,
that OF the Mutual Life insurance
Company Of New York VS.. Robinson
l15 Md 40s, was decided April 18th,
1911. The1udgment was affirmed with
costs 70 the appellee above and below.
In this case Messrs. Combs and L.oker
appear on the transcript Of record
The case of Neale vs.. beverley, an
appeal from this Court, In III Md.
l98, decided by the Court Of Appeals
on December End, 1910, reversed The
order appealed from and the cause
was remanded The point involved
was where o trustees sale was vacated
and lower bid accepted after the offer
of a higher price. Messrs. Combs and
Loker, for the appellee, submitted the
cause on brief. The last case that our
brother appeared In IN the Court of
Appeals was that OF the executors ol
Coppage vs.. Howard IL was decided
January lsth, 1915, questions involved
being the commissions Of . real estate
broker, disclosure Of the purchaser =
name, prayers Inconsistent with facts.
etc. Messrs. Combs and L.oker we're
named on the Brief for the appellant
and Messrs Wilmer and Ching for
the appelee II there ever was q ia9
yer Ia Maryland unique Ia his npln-
Ions OF his cases, II was our brother
for he nearly always submitted on
briefs In the Court OF Appeals, firmly
believing think, that bis Judgment OF
tho legal contention would be affirmed
IN the Court Of Appeals, aEd he was
right nine times 10 ten.
But Is vas not In the law alone that
Our friend excslled. His dear old
counte honored him as Senator and
Delegate to the General Assembly OF
Maryland, 81 the Session OF ls82 His
ability was quickly recognized 1T
Annapolis, and he was consequently
placed upon important committees OF
the House, such as the Judiciary,
Elections, Chairman Of Federal Kels
tions, Amendments TO the Constitution
OF the State, etc. He served with
much distinction, WAS always st his
post and bis talent enabled him 20 b.
both formidable aud influential IN thr
halls 81 legislation.
some poet has said:
Those are dead that should not
pass away
variiy our State and oar southern
Maryland especially, should ever
cherish the memory Of such man a.
this. As the ages roll by, beacon
lights aIe seen on the horizon or
brother was one Of th0m. Such llghts
should DOT shine in vain, rather should
tbey inspire our ambition, ~ Stud
thslr meaning, and 10 conduct ouF
ispest that those who ARR 20 tread
these halls ~ justice after ass should
look back and ponder sell the lsfe aud
character ~ Roberi G Combs