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LvG path through the courts

On October 12, 1920, two women, Cecilia Waters and Mary Randolph, registered as voters in Baltimore, Maryland.

On 30 October 1920 Oscar Leser, et. al. filed a petition in the court of common pleas of Baltimore City against J. Mercer Garnett et. al. and the board of registry, seeking to have the womens’ names stricken from the list of qualified voters. (* A reiteration of the original prayers submitted to the court of common pleas can be found in the SCOTUS Assignment of errors dated 14 September 1921; COURT OF APPEALS (Miscellaneous Papers) April 1921 term, case no. 43 MSA S 397-69 http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000041/000000/000012/unrestricted/021064.tif [omnibus doc of filings and rulings])

On 28 January 1921, the petition was dismissed and a writ of exceptions to rulings of the court filed, initiating appeal. http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000041/000000/000012/unrestricted/021013.tif [docket entry]

Maryland Court of Appeals

Appeal filed: 10 March 1921

opinion affirming lower court handed down 28 June 1921

Certiorari sought:   petition seeking writ of error and leave to seek certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States filed 14 September 1921

http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000041/000000/000012/unrestricted/021016.tif [docket entry Apr 1921 term]  AND http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000041/000000/000012/unrestricted/021063.tif [text of MdCtApp opinion]

Supreme Court of the United States

Certiorari granted: 23 September 1921

Order affirming Md Ct of Appeals judgement (258 U.S. 130 (1922)), handed down 27 February 1922

http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000041/000000/000012/unrestricted/021064.tif [omnibus doc of filings and rulings]

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COURT OF APPEALS (Docket) MSA S 412-18 f. 60

COURT OF APPEALS (Opinions) April 1921 term, case no. 43 MSA S 383-188

COURT OF APPEALS (Miscellaneous Papers) April 1921 term, case no. 43 MSA S 397-69

COURT OF APPEALS (Records and Briefs) April term 1921 case no. 43 [volume borrowed from the Court of Appeals]

BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Petition Docket) MSA T 1429-1 f. 236

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