Wood v. Ramsey
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Calvert County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception: — At the trial the plaintiff offered the three following prayers : 1. If the jury believe from the evidence in this case that William Morton died seized and possessed of a tract of land called “Holloing Point/’ situated in Calvert County, and' containing about 1,234 acres ; that said tract of land was devised by said Morton to his wife, Catherine, during her life, and…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Calvert County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception: — At the trial the plaintiff offered the three following prayers : 1. If the jury believe from the evidence in this case that William Morton died seized and possessed of a tract of land called “Holloing Point/’ situated in Calvert County, and' containing about 1,234 acres ; that said tract of land was devised by said Morton to his wife, Catherine, during her life, and then to his three children, Margaret E., Rachel A. E., who intermarried with a certain P. A. Bowen, and Mary C., who…
1Opinion of the CourtIrving, J.
This is an action of trespass quare clausum fregit, and the controversy seems to turn wholly on the proper location of the divisional line between the parties. William Morton devised a tract of land, containing twelve hundred and thirty-four acres, to his wife for life, and then to be equally divided between three children. The widow died, and the tenants in common executed deeds of partition to each other. The appellant and the landlord of the appellee own parcels which are supposed to bo coterminous along the line where the trespass is alleged to have been committed; in fact, for the…
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