Dircks v. Brant
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany County. This was an action of replevin brought hy the appellees against the appellants, to recover' a crop of wheat and rye seeded hy the appellee, Hilleary, during his tenancy of the premises which he held of one John B. Smeising; which crop matured and was cut by the appellant, Paul, after he obtained possession of the premises as purchaser, and after the abandonment of the same by the tenant.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany County. This was an action of replevin brought hy the appellees against the appellants, to recover' a crop of wheat and rye seeded hy the appellee, Hilleary, during his tenancy of the premises which he held of one John B. Smeising; which crop matured and was cut by the appellant, Paul, after he obtained possession of the premises as purchaser, and after the abandonment of the same by the tenant. The case is further stated in the opinion of the Court. Prayers were offered on both sides, hut their insertion is deemed unnecessary. The defendants…
1Opinion of the CourtGrRAsoN, J.
The record in this case shows that Hilleary Brant, one of the appellees, rented from John B. Smeising the farm of the latter for one year from the first day of February, 1878, with the privilege of three years more, paying five hundred dollars a year rent for the farm, stock, farming implements, &c. Before the expiration of the first year the farm was sold by the sheriff under an execution, issued upon a judgment against Smeising, which had been rendered some time before the renting took place. There was some negotiation between the purchaser, Paul Dircks, and Hilleary Brant, shortly after…
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