Harbaugh v. Moore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore County Court. This was an action of ejectment, brought on the 2nd August 1836, by the appellant against the appellee, for a part of Gist's Inspection, by metes and bounds. The defendants in possession, appeared, and pleaded the general issue.
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Appeal from Baltimore County Court. This was an action of ejectment, brought on the 2nd August 1836, by the appellant against the appellee, for a part of Gist's Inspection, by metes and bounds. The defendants in possession, appeared, and pleaded the general issue. At the trial of this cause the plaintiff to support the issue on his part, gave in evidence the lease from Christopher Hughes to Leonard Harbaugh, dated 27th January 1783, for the land declared for, to hold for the term of ninety-nine years — rent £206, payable half yearly — right to re-enter for non-payment of rent reserved, and…
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, J.
This case comes up upon an appeal from Baltimore county court, on a case stated. It appears by the facts agreed upon between the parties, that Christopher Hughes on the 27th Jan*285uary 1783, leased the land for which the ejectment was brought to a certain Leonard Harbaugh, for the term of ninety-nine years, renewable forever, at the yearly rent of <£206 current money, payable by moieties, on the 25th of March and the 29th of September, in each and every year, with a clause in the said lease, stipulating for a right of re-entry, by the said Hughes, in case the said rent should be in arrear and…
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