Russ v. Barnes

The issue presented us concerns the validity of a novation of a land installment contract by the original parties. 1 On September 22, 1961 appellants, Robert Shelton Russ, Jr. and Catherine Russ, entered into a land installment contract pursuant to Md. Code, Art. 21, §§ 10-101 through 10-107, now Real Property Art., § 10-100 et seq., for the purchase of certain improved real estate in Anne Arundel County from Donald H. and Novilla A. Barnes, appellees. Almost eleven years later, on May 25, 1972, the same parties entered into a “Sales Contract” for the same land which was consummated by…