Baumeister v. Silver

The appellee filed a bill in equity to require the appellant to specifically perform a contract made by them, whereby the latter agreed to purchase a house and lot on' Fayette street in the city of Baltimore. The appellee agreed to convey a good and marketable title in fee-simple and the Court below having determined that his title was such as the contract provided for, and having passed a decree to that effect, this appeal was taken. The property belonged to one Samuel Hiner, who died in 1858. He left a will, but did not appoint an executor or name any one to sell his property. The widow was…