Johnson v. Robinson

In Slear v. Jankiewicz, 189 Md. 18, 24, Judge Markell quoted without need for attribution “You take my house when you do take the prop that doth sustain my house.” The original author continued “You take my life when you do take the means whereby I live.” Appellant may well have added “You take my land when you deny me the way to its enjoyment.”

On May 20, 1953 Sarah Johnson contracted to sell to Odessa B. Robinson “20 acres” of land for two thousand dollars, nineteen hundred of which was to be paid “at a rate of $35.00 per month until paid in full.” Although Mrs. Robinson was limited by her…