Baldwin v. Trimble
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a pro forma decree of Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City.
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, C. J.
The appeal in this case is from a pro forma decree, which dismissed a bill of complaint that had been filed to procure a specific performance of a written contract for the sale of land. The defence relied on in the answer, is that the appellant’s title to a small portion of the property is not merchantable, and three reasons are assigned in support of this position. The property comprises nearly all of one-half of a city block, in Baltimore, and fronts one hundred and sixty-two feet on Federal street, about three hundred and fifteen feet on Carter alley, including, in this distance, a road…
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