Legal Opinion

Dent v. Maddox

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1853PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The appeal in this cause was taken from an order of an associate judge (Bbeweb) of the third judicial district, acting as chancellor, to whom the case was certified under the act of Assembly by the chancellor, who had been counsel for one of the parties. The proceedings in the cause are so fully stated in the opinion of this court as to render any additional statement unnecessary.

1Opinion of the CourtTuck, J.

A decree for the sale of the real estate of Isaac Maddox, for the payment of his debts, was passed by Charles county court, as a court of equity, in November 1830. A sale was made and reported by James Brawner, the trustee, and an order of ratification nisi was passed in November 1831, the report stating that the purchaser had complied with the terms of sale, by executing his bond with sureties named in the report. At this time, also, the case was referred to the auditor for an account.

Nothing further appears to have been done in the case, until September 1842, when the appellees, heirs at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Iglehart v. State ex rel. MackubinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1830
  2. State v. AnnanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1829
  3. Baltzell v. FossCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1827

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Keplinger v. MaccubbinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
  2. Thruston v. BlackistonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
  3. Ward v. State Ex Rel. SchlosserCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
  4. Venable v. Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1891
  5. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. State Ex Rel. HudginsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932

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