Horne v. Lyeth
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Ejectment in Baltimore County Court for a lot of ground in the city of Baltimore, No. 642, being part of a tract of land called Lunn’s Lot.
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Ejectment in Baltimore County Court for a lot of ground in the city of Baltimore, No. 642, being part of a tract of land called Lunn’s Lot. At the trial in the county court, it was admitted that .John Eager Howard was, on the 2d of November 1782, seized and possessed of a lot or parcel of ground situate on Howard-street, in the city of Haiti-more, beginning at the intersection of Howard-street and Lexington-street, and running thence, binding on Lexing ton-street, 4J perches, thence S. parallel with Howard-street, to Dutch Alley, thence E. with Dutch Alley to Howard street, and thence N.…
1Opinion of the Court
Dorse?, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the Court. It is stated and admitted that Matthias Seller, being possess»ed of a term of years in a lot of ground situate in the city of Baltimore, by his last will, and testament, bequeathed it as follows: “I give and devise to my daughter Catherine the house and lot wheyeon I now live, all which I give to my said daughter during her natural life, and after her decease I give the same to the heirs of my said daughter Catherine
The question arising on this will is this* — What interest did Catherine, the daughter of the testator, take under this devise?…
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