Coburn v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. This suit was brought on the 3rd September, 1878. The special pleas, mentioned in the Court’s opinion as the first and second pleas, which were filed by the defendant in addition to the general issue, are as follows: And for a second plea the said George Coburn, administrator, as aforesaid, says, that on the 28th day of September, in the year 1877, he and a certain John Coburn were appointed by the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City, joint…
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. This suit was brought on the 3rd September, 1878. The special pleas, mentioned in the Court’s opinion as the first and second pleas, which were filed by the defendant in addition to the general issue, are as follows: And for a second plea the said George Coburn, administrator, as aforesaid, says, that on the 28th day of September, in the year 1877, he and a certain John Coburn were appointed by the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City, joint administrators of said Thomas Coburn, deceased, and duly qualified as such; that after their said appointment and…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
This is an action of assumpsit brought by the appellee to recover a sum due for stone sold and delivered to the appellant’s intestate.
The suit was originally instituted against George and John Coburn, joint administrators; the latter was discharged from the administration by the Orphans’ Court, under the authority conferred by the Act of 1874, ch. 402, and the case proceeded against the appellant, the declaration having been amended.
Two pleas were filed, a demurrer to the first was sustained, and upon the replication to the second plea, issue was joined, and the verdict and judgment being in…
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