Darling Shops Delaware Corp. v. Baltimore Center Corp.

On November 16, 1937, the Cumberland Realty Company, then the owner of Nos. 101-105 Baltimore Street, Cumberland, Maryland, executed what was purported to be a lease of a stock-room in these premises, to Darling Shops, Inc., of Delaware. This purported lease was in writing, and attempted to create a term of ten years, commencing February 1, 1938 and ending January 31, 1948, at an annual rental of $8500, payable in equal monthly instalments. The lease, however, was not executed, acknowledged or recorded as required by Article 21 of the Annotated Code, Section 1.

On May 9, 1940, by supplemental…