Legal Opinion

Hammond's Lessee v. Inloes

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 15, 1853PublishedCited by 39 opinions

Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of ejectment, and the present appeal arises from a second trial of the case of Casey vs. Inloes, after it was remanded under the decision on the first appeal in 1 Gill, 430. After remanding and before the trial, there was a suggestion of the death of Mrs. Casey, the lessor of the plaintiff, and an appearance entered for Henry Hammond, as her heir at law. Exception.

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Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of ejectment, and the present appeal arises from a second trial of the case of Casey vs. Inloes, after it was remanded under the decision on the first appeal in 1 Gill, 430. After remanding and before the trial, there was a suggestion of the death of Mrs. Casey, the lessor of the plaintiff, and an appearance entered for Henry Hammond, as her heir at law. Exception. At the trial the plaintiff offered in evidence the patent for “Mountenay’s Neck,” dated 30th of June 1663, and all the deeds, (except the deed of Wheeler to Jones,) which were…

1Opinion of the Court

Tuck, J.,

delivered ,the opinion of this court.

We are of opinion that the Court of Appeals has already settled most of the questions presented by the record before us. 11 Gill & Johns., 351. 1 Gill, 430. 6 Gill, 121.

It is said, however, on the part of the appellants, that in view of the large amount of property involved in this case, and in another in this court, and of other property held under similar titles, it would not be improper for us to revise and overrule the opinions of our predecessors if we should think that they erred in deciding the cases which we have mentioned. The appellants…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Davis v. CalvertCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1833
  2. Casey's Lessee v. InloesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1844
  3. Wilson v. InloesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1847
  4. Coursey v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1771
  5. Mong v. BellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1848

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Greathouse v. DernSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Pat Perusse Realty Co. v. LingoCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  3. Dodge v. GaylordIndiana Supreme Court · 1876
  4. McAleer v. HorseyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
  5. Leese v. ClarkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1862

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