Hollins v. Coonan
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Cross appeals from Baltimore county court. This was an action of assumpsit, instituted by Cumberland D. Hollins of Rob’t, and Cumberland I). Hollins of Jno., against Daniel Coonan, for money alleged to be due to the plaintiffs, for the use and occupation of a certain dwelling house, particularly described in the proceedings. The defendant pleaded non-assumpsit.
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Cross appeals from Baltimore county court. This was an action of assumpsit, instituted by Cumberland D. Hollins of Rob’t, and Cumberland I). Hollins of Jno., against Daniel Coonan, for money alleged to be due to the plaintiffs, for the use and occupation of a certain dwelling house, particularly described in the proceedings. The defendant pleaded non-assumpsit. The plaintiffs, at the trial, offered in evidence a duly authenticated copy of the last will and testament of Cumberland Dugan, by which the testator disposes of a very large real and personal estate to various legatees. The particular…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
Since the opinion delivered in these cases by a majority of the court, a plat has been filed in the cause by the counsel for the defendant, marked CD, and admitted by both parties to be correct, from which it clearly appears, that the late Cumberland Dugan was the owner of three three-story houses, fronting on the south side of Water street. And it has been admitted by the counsel for the defendant, in his letter of the 22nd of March, 1850, filed in the cause, that these houses were erected by the testator prior to the execution of his will. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Wilkes v. DaviesWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Manning v. ThrustonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
- Pattison v. FarleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1917
- Dugan v. HollinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859