Carrington v. Graves
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Elliott, J.). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are the prayers offered by the plaintiff and defendant respectively and the action of the Court thereon: Plaintiff’s First Prayer. — rThe plaintiff prays the Court to instruct the jury that if they find from the evidence that the defendant agreed with the witness, Spalding, to purchase the farm as set out in the contract offered in evidence in this…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Elliott, J.). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are the prayers offered by the plaintiff and defendant respectively and the action of the Court thereon: Plaintiff’s First Prayer. — rThe plaintiff prays the Court to instruct the jury that if they find from the evidence that the defendant agreed with the witness, Spalding, to purchase the farm as set out in the contract offered in evidence in this case, and that the defendant had sixty days within which to consummate the purchase of said property, and that thfe…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, C. J.
The appellee sued the appellant for “Commission on purchase of timber land in St. Mary’s County,” to quote from the account filed. An agreement signed by the appellee as agent of Henry F. Spalding, the owner of the property, and by the appellant was offered in evidence and contained the following provisions:
“Baltimore, Md., October 28, 1007.
“Sold to Edward C. Carrington, Jr., the Spalding tract of ground, containing four hundred and eighty-nine (489) acres, more or less, situated in the 6th Election District, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, on the East side of Three blotch Road. * * * The title…
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