Piper v. Tuck
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s county, sitting as a Court of Equity. The complainant’s hill was filed on the 28lh of January, 1860, to recover from the appellees, the executors of Samuel Hamilton, an open account alleged to he due the complainant for services rendered the said Hamilton, by the complainant, as his general agent, for the management of his property in Allegany county, Md., from January, 1838, to January, 1859, amounting to $700. The…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s county, sitting as a Court of Equity. The complainant’s hill was filed on the 28lh of January, 1860, to recover from the appellees, the executors of Samuel Hamilton, an open account alleged to he due the complainant for services rendered the said Hamilton, by the complainant, as his general agent, for the management of his property in Allegany county, Md., from January, 1838, to January, 1859, amounting to $700. The allegations of the bill, the defences made by the answers of the defendants, and the facts of the case, are set forth in the…
1Opinion of the CourtBowie, C. J.
The appellant, the complainant below, by his bill filed 28th of January, 1860, charges that the testator of theappellees, employed him as his agent from the 1st of January, 1838, and he continued to act as such to the death of the testator, who died some time in January, 1857, and after-wards discharged the duties of agent until the 1st of January, 1859, for which there was due to the appellant $661.89, after allowing certain credits, with interest from 1st of January, 1859. That the testator promised to compensate him for his services, and on several occasions within three years prior to his…
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- Stevens v. GreggCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1838
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