Arcadia Investment Corp. v. Crown Cork & Seal Co.

This is a bill for specific performance and a declaratory decree filed by the vendor of certain real estate in Baltimore City against the vendee. The defense is inability to convey a good and merchantable title to certain private alleys and parts of alleys included in the land contracted for. The vendor admits it has no title of record to these alleys, but claims adverse possession for more than twenty years. The Chancellor so found, decreed that the vendor could convey merchantable title, and directed the payment of the balance of the purchase money which had been retained pending the…