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Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad v. Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 21, 1960No. [No. 75, September Term, 1960.]PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHornby, J.

When the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in an action of ejectment filed by the Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company, executor of the estate of William E- Gilmor, deceased (Gilmor estate or plaintiff) against the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company (railroad company or defendant) entered a judgment in favor of the Gilmor estate for the recovery of the possession of a sixty-foot strip of land containing 2.1 acres held by the railroad company under a claim of title by adverse possession, the railroad company appealed.

The strip of land in question traversed other land owned by the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. Ocean Shore Railroad, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Quinn v. Pere Marquette Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Vogler v. GeissCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1879
  4. Klein v. DoveCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
  5. Knotts v. Summit Park Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1924

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Potter v. Bethesda Fire Department, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  2. Chevy Chase Land Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  3. Hash v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
  4. Marthens v. B & O RAILROAD CO.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Chevy Chase Land Co. of Montgomery County v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1997

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