Dorsey v. Courtenay

Appeal from Baltimore County Court. Ujectment on the demise of John Skinner for lot No'. 38, in the city ot MH.tim.orc, described by metes and bounds. Pending the suit Skinner died,, and Hercules Courtenay, and others, bis devíseos, were made parties in his stead. The general Issue was pleaded. 1. At the trial the plain fifí' gave in evidence, that Tho~ mas Dorsey, deceased, was in his life-time seized in fee of the premises in the declaration mentioned, and while so seized made a deed of conveyance, regularly executed, acknowledged and recorded, dated the 12th of August 1788, fo Archibald…