Brawner v. Watkins
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the. Circuit Court for Charles County. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this Court. At the trial below the plaintiffs offered the following prayer: That the lien of the judgment in the scire facias mentioned, on the lands and premises, has not been extinguished or cleared by the evidence offered on the part of the defendant.
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Appeal from the. Circuit Court for Charles County. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this Court. At the trial below the plaintiffs offered the following prayer: That the lien of the judgment in the scire facias mentioned, on the lands and premises, has not been extinguished or cleared by the evidence offered on the part of the defendant. And the defendant asked the following instruction: That the plaintiffs are not entitled to recover in this case against the defendant, J. Alexander Brawner, if the jury shall find that said Brawner is in- possession of the real…
1Opinion of the CourtGrason, J.
On the 26th October, 1850, Lyne Shackelford executed a mortgage to Gwyn, Reid & Taylor, to secure the payment of his note to them for $2,364.37. On the 6th May, 1853, they obtained a decree, on the equity side of the Circuit Court for Charles county, for the' sale of the mortgaged premises for the sum of $1,583.77, the balance then due upon the mortgage. Subsequently to the date of the decree, Thompson, Stewart and Mathews endorsed a note for Shackleford to Walter Mitchell for the sum of $1,750, and with the money thus raised, Shackelford’s indebtedness to Gwyn, Reid & Taylor was paid, and…
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