Stewart v. Gorter
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. Albert L. Gorter, on the 10th of April, 1888, being the owner in fee of a lot of land in Baltimore city, leased the same to John P. Mincher, for the term of fourteen years from that date, for the annual ground rent of $120, redeemable after ten years at five per cent. David Stewart, on the 12th of April, 1888, agreed to convey in fee a lot owned by him, and adjoining Dorter’s lot, to said Gorter.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. Albert L. Gorter, on the 10th of April, 1888, being the owner in fee of a lot of land in Baltimore city, leased the same to John P. Mincher, for the term of fourteen years from that date, for the annual ground rent of $120, redeemable after ten years at five per cent. David Stewart, on the 12th of April, 1888, agreed to convey in fee a lot owned by him, and adjoining Dorter’s lot, to said Gorter. Stewart’s lot was valued in the agreement at $2400, and he agreed to convey the same to Gorter as soon as Gorter gave him his reversionary interest in…
1Opinion of the Court
Stone J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question presented in this case is the true construction of the Acts of 1884, ch. 485, and 1888, ch. 395, *244relating to leases. It appears that on the 10th of April, 1888, G-orter leased a lot of ground in Baltimore City to Mineher, for the term of fourteen years, and the rent reserved was one hundred and twenty dollars.
In this lease there is a covenant on the part of the lessor for the renewal of the lease for the further term of fourteen years, with the same covenants that are in the original lease.
There is a further covenant on the part of the…
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