Boyce v. Kalbaugh
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit. Court for Garrett County, in Equity. In May', 1828, John Templeman conveyed to five trustees of the Union Meeting House Society, of that part of Allegany County now constituting Garrett County, about two acres of land, to be held in trust by them for the said society, and for the sole use and purpose of a meeting house, school house and grave yard.
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Appeal from the Circuit. Court for Garrett County, in Equity. In May', 1828, John Templeman conveyed to five trustees of the Union Meeting House Society, of that part of Allegany County now constituting Garrett County, about two acres of land, to be held in trust by them for the said society, and for the sole use and purpose of a meeting house, school house and grave yard. Afterwards, in 1829, Templeman being greatly in debt, conveyed his real estate to trustees, for the benefit of creditors, and amongst other lands he conveyed the said two acres which he had previously conveyed to the…
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
Upon the final hearing of this case before the Circuit Court for Garrett County, as a Court of equity, a perpe*336tual-injunction was granted prohibiting the defendants from excavating, building upon, or otherwise interfering with so much of the lot of ground, described in Exhibit A, as has been heretofore used as. a burial ground.
From'that decree.this appeal has been taken.
■ The proof in1 the record is abundant that the parcel of land in controversy included - in'the decree, had been used as a burial ground' by the inhabitants of the village of Bloomington, and no matter what may have been the…
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