Legal Opinion

Logan v. McGill

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1855PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington county. This appeal was taken from a decision of the court below (Perry, J.) upon a case stated, between (he appellees, as plaintiffs, and the appellant, as defendant, the facts of which are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. The light of appeal to each party was reserved in the agreement of facts, The opinion and judgment of the court below was in favor of the plaintiffs.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington county. This appeal was taken from a decision of the court below (Perry, J.) upon a case stated, between (he appellees, as plaintiffs, and the appellant, as defendant, the facts of which are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. The light of appeal to each party was reserved in the agreement of facts, The opinion and judgment of the court below was in favor of the plaintiffs. The opinion is as follows: “ I will not disguise the fact, that I have esteemed the true construction of the acts of 1841, ch. 161, and 1842, ch. 293, as a'matter…

1Opinion of the Court

Le Grand, C, J.,

delivered the opinion of this court.

This is an appeal from the decision of the circuit court of Washington county on a case stated. The facts which it is necessary to notice are these: — certain parties obtained a judgment before a justice of the peace against the defendant, 'Charles McGill, and caused to be issued thereon a fieri facias, which was delivered to the appellant, as constable, for levy, which was accordingly done on a certain quantity of wheat alleged to be part of the yield and rent of a farm which had been devised to the wife of the said McGill. The farm was…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Schindel v. SchindelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1858
  2. Oswald v. HooverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875
  3. Hoffman ex rel. Hoffman v. RiceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1873
  4. Woollen v. StumpBaltimore City Circuit Court · 1901

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