Legal Opinion

Hopkins v. Holland

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 17, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County. On March 2, 1894, the appellant, Mrs. Hopkins, leased to the appellee, Holland, her farm in that county, “for the term of one year, with the privilege of three years, the said Holland to pay unto the said Mary J. Hopkins the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars per year rent, and the said Holland agrees to put not less than three hundred pounds of fertilizer per acre on what ground he may plough, the rent to be paid…

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County. On March 2, 1894, the appellant, Mrs. Hopkins, leased to the appellee, Holland, her farm in that county, “for the term of one year, with the privilege of three years, the said Holland to pay unto the said Mary J. Hopkins the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars per year rent, and the said Holland agrees to put not less than three hundred pounds of fertilizer per acre on what ground he may plough, the rent to be paid half-yearly, Mrs. Hopkins to find the material for putting up her portion of the line fence between her farm and Mrs. K. C. S.…

1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Harford County, continuing an injunction. The facts of the case are as follows : Mrs. Mary J. Hopkins leased to. Oliver S. Holland, Jr., a farm in Harford County for “ the term of one year with the privilege of three years.” At the expiration of one year from the beginning of the lease she instituted before a justice of the peace proceedings under Article 53 of the Code to obtain possession of the premises. The justice having rendered judgment in her favor the tenant appealed to the-Circuit Court. In that Court a verdict was given for…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. West v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
  3. Slocum v. SaulDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 2019

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