Ridgely v. Cross
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for Howard County. After the execution of the deed of trust from Samuel Ridgely and “wife to James S. Ridgely and Georgeanna, his wife, which is set forth in the opinion of the Court, the latter made conveyances of portions of the land to parties who are, with them, appellants in this case.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for Howard County. After the execution of the deed of trust from Samuel Ridgely and “wife to James S. Ridgely and Georgeanna, his wife, which is set forth in the opinion of the Court, the latter made conveyances of portions of the land to parties who are, with them, appellants in this case. In February, 1895, Laura V. Cross and her husband, the appellees, filed a bill asking that these conveyances be vacated, and alleging that she was entitled to'one-half of the land under the limitation to her contained in the deed of March 5, i860, mentioned in the…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
On February 28th, 1895, the appellees instituted this suit for the purpose of obtaining a construction of certain provisions contained in the deed from Samuel Ridgely, Jr., and Ann Eliza, his wife, to John Robb, which is dated the 5th of March, i860. The particular question which this appeal presents, and which we are to determine is, as to the effect of the power of sale contained in the aforementioned deed, and whether the same has been effectively and validly executed by the execution by the donees of the power of the deed of March 13th, 1876, from Samuel Ridgely, Ann E. Ridgely and James…
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