Banks v. Busey

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Baltimore city, granting an injunction to restrain the appellants from proceeding by distraint to collect certain ground rent, amounting to $450, alleged by the appellant, Banks, to be due to him and in arrear, on a lot of ground with improvements, situated in Baltimore city.

The bill and amended bill state substantially that “the appellee was the assignee of "Walter Smith, the original lessee ; that at the time of his purchase, Smith informed him all the rent then due was paid, and it was agreed between him ;and Smith that he (Smith)…