Slothower v. Gordon
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Equity Side of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. It appears from the record in this case, that in pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county, sitting as a Court of Equity, John M. Gordon, as trustee, offered at public sale, on the 14th of September 1852, the “Phoenix Factory, a large cotton factory in Baltimore county, and the appellants, being the highest bidders, became purchasers thereof.
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Appeal from the Equity Side of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. It appears from the record in this case, that in pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county, sitting as a Court of Equity, John M. Gordon, as trustee, offered at public sale, on the 14th of September 1852, the “Phoenix Factory, a large cotton factory in Baltimore county, and the appellants, being the highest bidders, became purchasers thereof. The sale was reported and finally ratified, and on the 8th of December 1854, a petition was filed by the appellants, praying that certain allowances and…
1Opinion of the CourtBowie, C. J.
The appellants seek an abatement of the purchase money for certain property advertised and described as “that valuable cotton factory known as the Phoenix Factory, with 18T acres of land, more or less, attached thereto,” with this-further representation, viz., “the machinery is in good running order, and now in use,” and sold at public vendue by the appellee. They allege, that relying upon the truth and accuracy of the description, and representation of the lands and machinery, they were induced to become the purchasers for a large sum, when, in fact, upon survey, the lands are found to…
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