Legal Opinion

Bratton v. Hitchens

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided September 10, 1979No. 1277, September Term, 1978PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.

On April 25, 1978, William Wilson Bratton, et al., appellants, filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Cecil County for a declaratory judgment against Harry L. Wilson, III and Sue Wilson Bedyk, the appellees. 1 The chancellor held that the appellees each owned an undivided l/30th fee simple interest in the real estate in question and the appellants owned the remainder. The appellants claim they own the entire property as the holders of legal title thereto or, in the alternative, by virtue of adverse possession. In accordance with Md. Rule 1028 g the parties have reached an agreed statement…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. Fullard-LeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Lurman v. HubnerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1892
  3. Goen v. SansburyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
  4. East Washington Railway Co. v. BrookeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  5. Thistle v. Frostburg Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1856

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Forrester v. KilerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993

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