Godwin Ex Rel. Fortunato Da Conturbia v. Patterson

The purpose of this proceeding is to have judicially construed a revocation clause in a deed of trust and to procure its reformation or cancellation upon the ground of mistake, if the terms employed, as interpreted by the Court, are found not to express the real agreement of the parties to the instrument.

On July 3, 1906, the appellees, Clair da Conturbia (Patterson) , a native of Baltimore City, and Cesare da Conturbia, her husband, an Italian count, executed the deed of trust in question by which they conveyed certain real and personal estate of the former in Baltimore City to W. Hall Harris…