Legal Opinion

Owings v. Worthington

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1853PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the Equity Side of Montgomery county court. This appeal was taken from an order of the court below, refusing to order the issue of a fieri facias, as prayed by the petition of the appellant, and referring the case to the auditor to state an account. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of this court.

1Opinion of the CourtLe Grand, C. J.

The record in this case shows that a decree had been passed by Montgomery county court, sitting in equity, directing the appellee to bring into court, before a day mentioned, a certain sum of money, and that this decree, on appeal, was affirmed.

It also appears that the appellant asked Montgomery county court, as a court of equity, to direct the issue of a fieri facias, which was refused, and the papers were referred to the auditor to state an account. There was no decree in the case awarding any sum of money to the appellant; it merely directed that a certain sum should be brought into court.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Clagett v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1841

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011

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