Farooq v. Cosner

The adversary system of jurisprudence works quite well so long as parties on the same side of a case have a similarity of interest in the outcome. When parties so aligned do not, as when tenants by the entirety become divorced, the adversary system is hindered perhaps, but has the capacity to equitably overcome the incongruity.

The appellee, Adolph W. Cosner (Adolph) sought by suit brought in the Circuit Court for Harford County to impose a resulting trust upon two parcels of land, one consisting of 41.8 acres, the other 7.5 acres. The titles to both were in the name of his son Jerry Adolph…