Presstman v. Silljacks
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception.-—At the trial the plaintiff offered the two following prayers: 1. If the jury shall believe that the defendant in this cause held, by intermediate assignments, a leasehold interest, which was derived under a lease from Ann Fell, dated July 5th, 1769, to Alexander McMechen, then the legal title of the said Presstman expired at the expiration of the lease to the said…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception.-—At the trial the plaintiff offered the two following prayers: 1. If the jury shall believe that the defendant in this cause held, by intermediate assignments, a leasehold interest, which was derived under a lease from Ann Fell, dated July 5th, 1769, to Alexander McMechen, then the legal title of the said Presstman expired at the expiration of the lease to the said McMechen, to wit, on the 5th of July, 1868, and that if the jury shall believe that the said defendant levied the…
1Opinion of the CourtIrving, J.
The appellee. sued the appellant in an action of trespass, quare clausum fregit. The narr. contained several counts, but the gravamen of the action was alleged illegal distresses levied by the appellant on the appellee, whereby the appellee was made to pay certain sums of money unjustly. The appellant replied not guilty, and that he was the owner of the fee, and that he did what he did do in the exercise of his lawful rights as landlord. We learn from the record that Edward Pell, who was the owner in fee of certain real estate in Baltimore City, devised a part thereof to his son William, and…
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