Marvin v. Brewer
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. On the 1st of March, 1841, an action of debt was instituted by the appellant, then Eleanor Chiswell, as administratrix of John A. Chiswell,- against William Brewer, the testator of the appellee.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. On the 1st of March, 1841, an action of debt was instituted by the appellant, then Eleanor Chiswell, as administratrix of John A. Chiswell,- against William Brewer, the testator of the appellee. A narr. was filed on the 3d of March, 1842. Afterwards, on the 7th of October, 1842, the plaintiff filed the following amended declaration : William Brewer, late of Montgomery county, yeoman, was summoned to answer unto Eleanor Chiswell, administratrix of John A. Chiswell, in a plea that he render unto her the sum of five hundred and seventy dollars…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The bond of the 16th of March, 1814, refers in express terms to the articles of agreement of the same date, and must be construed in connection with and as given in execution thereof. The two papers constitute in fact one executed and consummated agreement. They are very unskilfully drawn, but the intention of the parties, which must govern their construction, is sufficiently plain. They are in effect a contract by which Vinson and wife sold to Brewer the land therein described belonging to the wife, for the sum of $570, the yearly interest upon which he was to secure and pay to the husband…
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