Martin v. Evans
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Allegany County overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to defendant’s plea.
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, C. J.
This is an action of trover. The suit was brought by the appellant against the appellees, who are the administrators of James Reed, deceased. The plaintiff seeks to recover the value of certain United States coupon bonds claimed by her as her property, and alleged in the declaration to have been converted by James Reed to his own use in his lifetime. To the declaration three pleas were filed. With the first and third we are not concerned on this appeal; but the second presents the question brought up on the record now before us. The second plea is a plea of res adjudicata. It sets forth with…
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