Gibson v. Horton
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Queen-Anne's county court. Ejectment J ' ° for á tract of land called Matthew's Enlargement The ° judgment of the court below was rendered oh the follow - ing casé stated, viz.
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Appeal from Queen-Anne's county court. Ejectment J ' ° for á tract of land called Matthew's Enlargement The ° judgment of the court below was rendered oh the follow - ing casé stated, viz. That a grant regularly issued for the land mentioned in the declaration, and that the title.1 tó said land was regularly transmitted by descent or devise to John Élliott, who died, seized thereof in fee simple, ón the 20th of November 1784. That a grant also regu-* larly issued for the lands mentioned in his will, called Grubby Neck and Buck's Range, and that he died seized of the same in fee simple. He…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johhsok, J.
After stating the case, he proceeded as follows: The lessors of the plaintiff’ are a daughter and th^ representatives of other daughters of John Elliott, the first testator, who on the death of Henry Elliott without issue, claim an interest in the home plantation, or Matthew’s Enlargement, on the ground that Henry Elliott had not such an interest therein as enabled him to devise it to his sister, the wife of the defendant. To-support the pretensions of the lessors of the plaintiff^ it is contended, tha.t Henry Elliott, under his father’s…
2Cited by1 opinion
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