Gregory v. Chapman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Four appeals from the Circuit Court for Baltimore Gounty, sitting in Equity (Duncan, J.). The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The four appeals were argued before Boyo, C. J., Briscoe, Burke, Thomas, Pattisost, Ureter and Stockbrldgb, JJ. '
1Opinion of the CourtUrner, J.
The Druid Ridge Cemetery of Baltimore County was incorporated on January 14th, 1896, under the general corporation laws of Maryland. Its charter declared that it was not organized for profit and that it would have no capital stock. Upon the day of its incorporation it acquired by deed a tract of 200 acres of land in Baltimore County. This was in excess of the quantity of land it could hold under the law, but the conveyance was subsequently sanctioned by the Act of 1900, Chapter 537. There was no purchase price mentioned in the deed, hut contemporaneously with its execution tiie parties…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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