Legal Opinion

Owings v. Owings

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1830PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Court of Chane.ery. Motion to dismiss the appeal. In this case a bill was fded on the 21st of May, 1825, by Colegate D. Owings, against the appellee, Charlotte C. D. Owings. On the 20th February, 1828, Bland, Chancellor, decreed in favor of the defendant, from which decree, an appeal was taken, to the then ensuing June term of the Court of Appeals, in the name of the complainant, Colegate D. Owings.

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Appeal from the Court of Chane.ery. Motion to dismiss the appeal. In this case a bill was fded on the 21st of May, 1825, by Colegate D. Owings, against the appellee, Charlotte C. D. Owings. On the 20th February, 1828, Bland, Chancellor, decreed in favor of the defendant, from which decree, an appeal was taken, to the then ensuing June term of the Court of Appeals, in the name of the complainant, Colegate D. Owings. The facts of the case are sufficiently staled by the Judge who delivered the opinion of this Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Buchanan, Ch. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is brought before us, on a motion to dismiss the appeal.

The decree of the Chancellor, which it is sought to have reviewed in this court, was passed on the 20th February, 1828, in favor of the defendant. From that decree, an appeal was prayed by the solicitor, for Colegate D. Owings, (who had been complainant in Chancery,) on the 14th of March, 1828, which was allowed, and the record was brought up to the June term, 1828, when there was an appearance of counsel for Charlotte C. D. Owings, the defendant. At the same term, a motion to…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Thomas v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
  2. Brown v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
  3. Carroll v. BowieCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1848
  4. McRae v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  5. Owings' CaseHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1826

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