Hopkins v. Stump
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a decree of the Court of Chancery, dismissing the bill of complaint. The bill filed in 1790' charges, among other tilings, that the defendants, Stump ‘ and Dallam, being seized in fee of a tract of land situate in Harford county, sold a part thereof, (describing it,) to the other defendant, Patrick, and gave him a bond for a conveyance thereof to him in fee.
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Appeal from a decree of the Court of Chancery, dismissing the bill of complaint. The bill filed in 1790' charges, among other tilings, that the defendants, Stump ‘ and Dallam, being seized in fee of a tract of land situate in Harford county, sold a part thereof, (describing it,) to the other defendant, Patrick, and gave him a bond for a conveyance thereof to him in fee. That Patrick, at the time of purchase, paid a considerable part of the purchase money, and gave his bond for payment of the residue. That when the bond became due, Patrick tendered thu sum of money therein mentioned to Dallam,…
1Opinion of the Court
. Hanson, Chancellor,
(October term 1804.,) On considering the bill, answers, depositions and exhibits, &c. it ¡appears to the chancellor, that he cannot grant .the prayer of the bill without a,violation of several principles in this court established. In the first place,, the contract, of which .the complainant claims the benefit, is such aeon-1 tract as this court has again and again said it will not enforce, It was a speculating contract for continental money, which, if Patrick the party, instead of Hopkins, were; Complainant, this court would not enforce; and it is impossible for any…
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