Legal Opinion
Janoske v. Friend
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 6, 1971No. [No. 362, September Term, 1970.]PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
We are here presented with the question of whether a recorded contract of sale may be availed of by a defendant in an ejectment action under a not guilty plea, no plea on equitable grounds having been filed.
Appellants Howard W. Janoske (Janoske) and Barbara W. Janoske, his wife, (the Janoskes) bought a tract of land in Garrett County. The metes and bounds description called for 88 acres, with no exceptions for out-conveyances, but Janoske testified that what he bought was 88.6 acres. Appellees, Melvin Friend (Friend) and Joyce Friend, his wife, (the Friends) were in possession of a corner of…
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