Graham v. Yates
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the court of chancery. This bill was brought to compel Thomas laics, and his trustees, to convey to the complainants a square of ground called Hampstead Hill, in the city of Baltimore, upon au alleged contract by Charles Myers, the father of Matilda Grahame, the female complainant, of whoni she is the only child and heir.
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Appeal from the court of chancery. This bill was brought to compel Thomas laics, and his trustees, to convey to the complainants a square of ground called Hampstead Hill, in the city of Baltimore, upon au alleged contract by Charles Myers, the father of Matilda Grahame, the female complainant, of whoni she is the only child and heir. The bill asserts the payment of the money, and that in pursuance of the contract, Charles Myers took possession of the property in 1797, ,and improved and lived upon it until his death in 1800, and that it has been in possess! on of the complainants ever since.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Buchanan, Ch. J.
It is the opinion of the court, that the leasehold interests, arising out of the lease by Bond to Tyson, of the 6th of August 1780,'are wh.olly extinguished; but we think, that on principles governing courts of chancery, the alleged contract between Charles. Myers and Thomas I alts, which the. complainants seek to have enforced, but which is denied by Fetes in bis answer, is not sustained to the extent claimed; we think too, that the payment of money, which is also denied in. the answer of Yates, is not sufficiently proved.
The decree of…
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