Whiteford v. Yellott
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Circuit Court for Baltimore County (Burke and Duncan, JJ.) The prayer of the bill was that the contract m'ight be revoked, cancelled and set aside and the record thereof vacated, and that the plaintiff be decreed to hold and enjoy the property described in the exhibits, unaffected thereby. The bill was filed on June 23rd, 1905. 1
1Opinion of the CourtSchmucker, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in equity, vacating a contract of sale of a farm and freeing the title of the vendor from the cloud put upon it by the presence of the contract upon the public records.
The bill of complaint was filed in the Court below by the appellee, George W. Yellott, who was the vendor of the land. Its substantial allegations are as follows: The appellee owning the legal title to and being in possession of a farm in Baltimore County entered into a written contract on July 24th, 1903, to sell it to the appellant, Whiteford,for…
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