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Baumgardner v. Fowler

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided March 24, 1896PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for Garrett County (Stake, J.), dismissing appellants’ bill of complaint, which asked to have a certain tax deed annulled. The facts appear in the opinion of the Court.

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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for Garrett County (Stake, J.), dismissing appellants’ bill of complaint, which asked to have a certain tax deed annulled. The facts appear in the opinion of the Court. The answer denies the material allegations of the bill, and alleges the performance of all the requisite preliminaries, and as matter of defence declares the defendants to be in possession of the premises and denies the possession of the plaintiffs, and claims that by reason of the failure of plaintiff to come in and redeem within six months of the sale they are now too late to take…

1Opinion of the CourtBriscoe, J.

The plaintiffs are residents of the State of Pennsylvania and were the owners of four tracts of land situate in District No. 4 of Garrett County, and known by the patented names of Factories, containing 1,016acres; Mill Seat, 597acres; Pig Iron, 16 acres, and Log Yard, 14 acres. These lands were assessed on the books of Garrett County in the name of Thomas and Henry Baumgardner for the sum of $5,321.00, that is: Factory for $4,065, Mill *638Seat for $1,195,'Pig Iron for $32.00, and Log Yard at $29.00. Subsequently the interest of Thomas was acquired by the plainriff, John D. Skiles, by deed dated…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Marx v. HanthornSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Textor v. ShipleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1893

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Martin v. Howard CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  2. Dever v. CornwellNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Porter v. SchafferCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  4. Gathwright v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
  5. Washington Mutual Bank v. HomanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2009

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