Allen v. Dovell
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
This suit in equity was brought by Clara Allen, a resident of the City of Washington, against Ernest P. Dovell and wife to annul a tax deed executed by the Treasurer of Prince George’s County conveying to Dovell a parcel of land situated between Glen Arden and Ardmore.
Complainant alleged that she acquired title to the land in 1930, and that she paid the taxes levied upon it until 1933, when her husband died and she became ill and was confined in a hospital and was unable to pay her taxes, and thereupon Thomas N. Magruder, Treasurer of Prince George’s County, advertised the property for sale…
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