Estep's Lessee v. Weems
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Calvert county court. Ejectment to recover two tracts of land in Calvert county, called, ciChew,s Purchase,” and “Grantham,” instituted by the appellants on the 7th of September, 1832. The appellees took defence on title, and pleaded not guilty.
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Appeal from Calvert county court. Ejectment to recover two tracts of land in Calvert county, called, ciChew,s Purchase,” and “Grantham,” instituted by the appellants on the 7th of September, 1832. The appellees took defence on title, and pleaded not guilty. Upon the evidence, which is fully stated by the learned judge who delivered the opinion of the court, the county court (Dorsey, Ch. J. and Kilgour and Wilkinson, A. J’s.) decided that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover; and the verdict and judgment being against them, they appealed to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, J.
This action of ejectment was instituted in the court below, to recover several tracts or parcels of land, purchased at a sheriff’s sale. To prove title in the purchaser, the plaintiff offered in evidence, in the first bill of exceptions, a venditioni exponas, after having first offered in evidence the judgment, and fieri facias, upon the return of which the said venditioni exponas was issued. The fieri facias was returned, “laid as per schedule.” The defendants objected to the offering of the said writ of venditioni exponas in evidence, unless the schedule referred to in the return to the…
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