Barranco v. Kostens

This suit for specific performance and injunction was entered by Herbert W. Kostens, proprietor of a hardware store at 4708 Eastern Avenue in Baltimore, to compel the owner of the property, Charles Barranco, to convey it to him in accordance with an alleged option agreement. Barranco and his wife, Sarah Barranco, now deceased, leased the property to complainant for five years from December 1, 1935, to November 30, 1940, for $70 per month, with an option to purchase the property, subject to an annual ground rent of $45, at any time within three years for $10,000. Complainant did not exercise…