Gilbert v. Banis

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, dismissing a bill of complaint filed by Gilbert for the rescission of a contract for sale of Gilbert’s house in Accokeek Groves to Banis.

The bill contained two counts: The first alleged that Gilbert was not competent at the time he entered into the contract. The second complained that the contract was too vague and uncertain to be enforceable.

The testimony showed that in July of 1967, Mr. Gilbert, then 81 years of age, called at the office of Mr. Banis, an insurance agent and real estate broker to talk about…