Silverwood v. Latrobe
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtYellott, J.
The appellant is the owner of a lot in Greenmount Cemetery; having paid for said lot and received from the proprietors a certificate of ownership which is dated June 17th, 1865. By the Act of 1837, ch. 164, an association of citizens residing in Baltimore City became incorporated by the name of the proprietors of The Greenmount Cemetery. The eighth section of the Act provides : “ That every lot, conveyed in said cemetery, shall be held by the proprietor for the purpose of sepulture alone, and for none other, as real estate, and shall not be subject to attachment or execution.” The land is…
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