Eschbach v. Pitts
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas for Baltimore city, from an order in insolvency, passed in the proceedings upon the application of Donaldson-, for the benefit of the insolvent laws.
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas for Baltimore city, from an order in insolvency, passed in the proceedings upon the application of Donaldson-, for the benefit of the insolvent laws. The fact's agreed upon by the parties are briefly these: A paving tax for the paving of Biddle street in the city of Baltimore was assessed upon the real estate of one Alcoek, who subsequently sold the property in-fee to Hall, who afterwards leased a part of it to Donaldson-. Subsequently, viz., on the 18th of June 1851, Donaldson applied for the benefit of the insolvent laws, and Pitts- Was appointed his…
1Opinion of the Court
Le Grand, C. J.,
delivered the following opinion.
This is an appeal from the court of common pleas of the city of Baltimore, under the act of 1849, ch. 88.
It appears from the record that Mr. Pitts, as permanent trustee of Mr. George E. Donaldson, an insolvent debtor, sold his leasehold interest in a certain lot of ground in Biddle street, in the city of Baltimore. Against the fund arising from the sale certain claims were interposed, among which, is that of the appellant for the paving of Biddle street. When the paving was done the property belonged to a Mr. Alcock, who subsequently sold it to…
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