Whitridge v. Whitridge
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The following opinion was delivered by Judge Phelps in the Court below: The object of this suit is the cancellation of a deed of trust executed by the plaintiff 9th November, 1876. The . case has been twice argued, the first time before Judge Dennis, who declined to entertain it as then presented, for reasons which will appear further on.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The following opinion was delivered by Judge Phelps in the Court below: The object of this suit is the cancellation of a deed of trust executed by the plaintiff 9th November, 1876. The . case has been twice argued, the first time before Judge Dennis, who declined to entertain it as then presented, for reasons which will appear further on. The plaintiff is the daughter of the late William H. Graham, and the grand-daughter of the late George Brown. Upon her coming of age in March, 1876, she became entitled in her own right to the possession of…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
The object of this» proceeding is to vacate and set aside a voluntary deed executed by Miss Elizabeth Graham, now Mrs. Elizabeth Whitridge, less than six months after she had reached the age of twenty-one, and about two months prior to her marriage. The deed recites that she had attained the age of twenty-one and was desirous of settling her property in trust, and then in consideration of the premises and of one dollar conveys to her father, William H. Graham, and her cousin, *71William Graham Bowdoin, all the property of every kind which she was entitled to, either in possession or by way of…
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