Steffey v. Steffey ex rel. Steffey
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tbe Equity Side of tbe Circuit Court for Carroll county. This is an appeal from a decree passed in tbe case of a bill in equity, filed, by tbe appellee against the appellants. Tbe proceedings in the cause, and tbe principal matters of evidence, are set forth in the opinion of this Court.
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Appeal from tbe Equity Side of tbe Circuit Court for Carroll county. This is an appeal from a decree passed in tbe case of a bill in equity, filed, by tbe appellee against the appellants. Tbe proceedings in the cause, and tbe principal matters of evidence, are set forth in the opinion of this Court. Tbe parol testimony referred to, but not incorporated in the opinion of the Court, is as follows : Eli Fuhrman proved that he saw William and Mary Orumrine sign, the agreement, exhibit B., and witnessed its execution at their request; that at the same time, also at their request, five notes were…
1Opinion of the Court
Bowie, C, J.,
delivered the opinion of this Court:
In form, the bill filed by the complainants (the appellees) En this case, was an application to the Circuit Court of Carroll county, as a Court of Equity, for the sale of certain real estate, the proceeds to be invested for the benefit of a minor heir,, one of the complainants. In effect, however, it is a bill for the specific performance of a supposed contract of sale, made by the appellants with Michael Steffey, (the father of one of the appellees,) through whom, and by which contract, she claimed the whole proceeds of the land, subject to…
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