Shepherd v. Bevin
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Chancery, The bill in this case was filed on the 9th of October, 1847, by the appellant, one of the heirs at law of Mary Shepherd, to enforce against the other heirs of said Mary, the specific performance of a parol agreement for the sale of certain real estate, entered into between the appellant and the said Mary, in her lifetime. The allegations of the bill, answers and facts of the case, .are fully stated in the opinion of this court.
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Appeal from the Court of Chancery, The bill in this case was filed on the 9th of October, 1847, by the appellant, one of the heirs at law of Mary Shepherd, to enforce against the other heirs of said Mary, the specific performance of a parol agreement for the sale of certain real estate, entered into between the appellant and the said Mary, in her lifetime. The allegations of the bill, answers and facts of the case, .are fully stated in the opinion of this court. The receipt alluded to in said opinion, as given by the appellant, is as follows: “Received February 18th, 1843, of Mrs. Mary…
1Opinion of the CourtFrick, J.
The bill in this case, filed by Joseph Shepherd, the appellant, on the 9th of October, 184T, states: That Mary Shepherd, the mother of the appellant, was in her lifetime seized and possessed in fee of a certain parcel of land, subject only to the life interest of her husband, John Shepherd, the father of the appellant. That John Shepherd, the father, at his death, under the impression that he was the fee-simple owner thereof, and had a right so to do, devised the same to the appellant. That the mother being willing and anxious, that the mistaken devise of her husband should be gratified, and…
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