Ridgely v. Bond
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit court for Howard county. Trespass quare clausum fregit, brought on the 27th of January 1857, by the appellees against the appellant, for breaking and entering a close called “The Eleven Acre Lot,” being part of a tract called “Hobb’s Rest.” Pleas which were treated as a plea of non cul., were filed, upon which issues were joined. Exception.
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Appeal from the Circuit court for Howard county. Trespass quare clausum fregit, brought on the 27th of January 1857, by the appellees against the appellant, for breaking and entering a close called “The Eleven Acre Lot,” being part of a tract called “Hobb’s Rest.” Pleas which were treated as a plea of non cul., were filed, upon which issues were joined. Exception. The evidence offered in the cause on both sides, sufficiently appears in the arguments of counsel and the opinion of this court. Two prayers were offered on the part of plaintiffs, which are set out in full in the opinion of this…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldsborough, J.
This is an action of trespass quare clausum, fregit, instituted in the circuit court for Howard county, by the appellees against the appellant. The appellant pleaded three pleas, which were treated as a plea of not guilty, and the appellees, by their general replication, joined issue thereon.
A single exception was taken, from which it appears that the controversy arose in consequence of the appellant taking possession of, enclosing and exercising acts of ownership over a parcel of land mentioned in the declaration. After the plaintiffs had submitted their evidence to the jury, they offered…
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