Neal v. Hopkins
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dorchester County (Lloyd, J.) William D. Hopkins, the plaintiff below and the appellee here, sold to Joseph H. Neal a parcel of land lying within the corporate limits of Cambridge. Years previous to such sale a street called Willis street had been opened at right angles to a street called Glasgow street, which it crossed, and was then extended for a short distance, northward, toward the Choptank River.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dorchester County (Lloyd, J.) William D. Hopkins, the plaintiff below and the appellee here, sold to Joseph H. Neal a parcel of land lying within the corporate limits of Cambridge. Years previous to such sale a street called Willis street had been opened at right angles to a street called Glasgow street, which it crossed, and was then extended for a short distance, northward, toward the Choptank River. Neal’s lot was near the river, but at the time he purchased the same Willis street had not been extended thereto. Having received a deed from Hopkins, Neal…
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
This is an action of ejectment brought by the appellee against the appellant to recover certain property in the town of Cambridge. A warrant of resurvey was issued and the certificate of the survey and plats were made and returned, and are now contained in the record. The plaintiff in establishing his case offered in evidence certain deeds to which no objection as to location was made; and also proof to show ouster on the part of the defendant. The first exception and the plaintiff’s fourth prayer related to the measure of damages, and inasmuch as the verdict of the jury was for nominal…
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