Owings v. Norwood's Lessee
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the court of appeals of Maryland, being the highest court of. law and equity in that state, in an action of ejectment brought by the defendant against the plaintiff in error, both parties being citizens of Maryland, for a tract of land in Baltimore county, called “ The Discovery,” being part of atract of land called Brown’s Adventure, originally patented for 1,000 acres to Thomas Brown, .in the year. 1695, who conveyed to John Gadsby, who conveyed to Aaron Rawlins…
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ERROR to the court of appeals of Maryland, being the highest court of. law and equity in that state, in an action of ejectment brought by the defendant against the plaintiff in error, both parties being citizens of Maryland, for a tract of land in Baltimore county, called “ The Discovery,” being part of atract of land called Brown’s Adventure, originally patented for 1,000 acres to Thomas Brown, .in the year. 1695, who conveyed to John Gadsby, who conveyed to Aaron Rawlins in 1703, who mortgaged in fee to Jonathan Scarth, a London merchant, by deed of bargain and sale, in ,1706, with a…
1Opinion of the Court
This argument produced no alteration, in the opinion of the court; and the
Writ of error was dismissed. *
*. As this cause occupied a.considerable portion of the time and talents of the courts and bar of Maryland, and as it decided several important points in that Btate, it redeemed not improper to give a short abstract of the case as it -appears in the bills of exception. '
‘Upon the trial, the defendant Owings took 10 bills of exception.
The Ist.bill of exceptions stated that the plaintiff offered in evidence a patént from the. lord proprietor of Maryland to Thomas Brown, .láted- November 10,…
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