Hartsock v. Russell
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany County, in Equity. The hill in this case was filed hy the appellee for the purpose of procuring a decree to correct a mistake, which was charged to have heen committed in the execution of an instrument of writing of the 13th of December, 1873, by William Walsh and. Bernard A. Dougherty, to Charles H. Ohr, instead of to Charles H. Ohr, as guardian of the complainant, and to have a conveyance of said property to himself.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany County, in Equity. The hill in this case was filed hy the appellee for the purpose of procuring a decree to correct a mistake, which was charged to have heen committed in the execution of an instrument of writing of the 13th of December, 1873, by William Walsh and. Bernard A. Dougherty, to Charles H. Ohr, instead of to Charles H. Ohr, as guardian of the complainant, and to have a conveyance of said property to himself. The hill averred that Ohr was the complainant’s guardian, and as such had a large sum of money in hank, and that under ap order of…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
delivered tire opinion of the Court.
This is an application on the part of the appellee to obtain the benefit of a conveyance or assignment of certain reversionary rights and interests in and to certain lots of ground in the city of Cumberland, executed by Walsh and Dougherty to Charles H. Ohr, and which assignment, as it is alleged, was taken by Ohr as guardian of the appellee, and for the latter’s benefit, though the instrument of assignment, by its terms, is to Ohr in his own right, and without reference to his character of guardian.
It is alleged and shown, indeed admitted by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dyson v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
- Hampson v. EdelenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1806
- Knell v. Green Street Building Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
3Cited by11 opinions
- Jordan v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
- Union Trust Co. v. BiggsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
- Caltrider v. CaplesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1931
- Stack v. MarneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Valentine v. SeissCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.