Lee v. Hoye's Lessee
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Allegany County Court. This was an action of Ejectment, for a tract of land called Flama, brought on the 10th February 1840. The demise was laid on the 1st January 1839. The defendant pleaded non cul, and took defence according to his pretensions, as they shall appear to be laid down on the return of a warrant of re-survey to be issued in this cause, &c. 1st Exception.
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Appeal from Allegany County Court. This was an action of Ejectment, for a tract of land called Flama, brought on the 10th February 1840. The demise was laid on the 1st January 1839. The defendant pleaded non cul, and took defence according to his pretensions, as they shall appear to be laid down on the return of a warrant of re-survey to be issued in this cause, &c. 1st Exception. The plaintiff to support the issue on his part joined in this case, offered in evidence the plats and ex-? planations. He also offered in evidence the following certificates and extracts from the books of the land…
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, J.
During the trial of this case, several exceptions were taken to the opinions of the court below, upon which it becomes the duty of this court now to decide. The plaintiff to support the issue on his part joined, offered in evidence certain certificates and extracts from the books of the land office, for the purpose of shewing title, in the respective persons named in said papers, to the respective lots of land, to recover which this action was instituted, at the time said papers and entries were made; to the sufficiency of which extracts from the books of the land office for such purpose, the…
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