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Ford v. Philpot

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 15, 1821PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Court of Chancery; The cau'se, which aPPears to be sufficiently ¡stated in the opinion delivered by c0UlL was argued before Jo'hnson,' Martin an’d DorT. °* raised two ques-Had |.]ie complainants (now appellants,) a right r ■ . . . . ... r_? J to redeem a mortgage executed m 1754 under a bill tiled * ° ° • *n 1309? And, 2. If they had, were they responsible for tlie improvements made on the premises by tKe mortgagee,5 and those claiming under him? 1- They…

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Appeal from the Court of Chancery; The cau'se, which aPPears to be sufficiently ¡stated in the opinion delivered by c0UlL was argued before Jo'hnson,' Martin an’d DorT. °* raised two ques-Had |.]ie complainants (now appellants,) a right r ■ . . . . ... r_? J to redeem a mortgage executed m 1754 under a bill tiled * ° ° • *n 1309? And, 2. If they had, were they responsible for tlie improvements made on the premises by tKe mortgagee,5 and those claiming under him? 1- They stated, that the chancellor had decreed that the complainants, might redeem on payment of the' mortgaged debt, and the value…

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

A bill in chancery was filed by the appellants in 1809, claiming, as the assignees of a mortgagor, a right to redeem from the assignees of the mortgagee, the property in question, on the payment of the sum due. The Chancellor passed a decree, by which he sustained the right to redeem, on the payment of the debt, together with the value of extensive permanent and beneficial improvements, placed on the premises by the assignee *314of the mortgagee since he obtained the possession; and, unless the debt and improvements were paid by the time limited in the decree, the bill should he dismissed. From…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Washington Fire Insurance v. KellyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
  2. Mizen v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1929
  3. White v. RittenmyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  4. Cockey v. LeisterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1858
  5. Coombs v. JordanHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1810

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