Crook v. Glenn
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from ilie Circuit Court of Baltimore City. Tbe bill in this case was filed on the 27th of May, 1864, by the children of Mrs. Mary Ann Crook, against the heirs of the late Judge John Glenn, to obtain a decree for the surrender and cancellation of a mortgage from Mrs. Crook and her husband diaries Crook, Sr., to the,said Glenn, and the delivery of possession of tbe mortgagee' premises.
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Appeal from ilie Circuit Court of Baltimore City. Tbe bill in this case was filed on the 27th of May, 1864, by the children of Mrs. Mary Ann Crook, against the heirs of the late Judge John Glenn, to obtain a decree for the surrender and cancellation of a mortgage from Mrs. Crook and her husband diaries Crook, Sr., to the,said Glenn, and the delivery of possession of tbe mortgagee' premises. The bill alleged that Mrs. Crook and ber husband, on the 21st day of November, 1834, united in a mortgage to the said Glenn, of certain real estate in the city of Baltimore, held to her sole and separate…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
To fully understand the rights and relations of the parties, it is fi.rst important to examine the bond of conveyance from Brown and Lancaster, to Charles Crook, executed in the year 1826.
By the recitals of that bond, it appears that, for the consideration of $1,214, to be paid out of the separate funds of Mrs. Crook, the wife of the obligee in the bond, the obligors agreed to convey the estate bargained for; to Charles Crook and his heirs, in trust for Mrs. Crook, the wife, as therein mentioned. That but a portion of the purchase money was paid at the time of the execution of the bond, and…
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