Cunningham v. Browning
High Court of Chancery of Maryland
It appears that James Cunningham, as assignee of two common warrants, on the 31st of October, 1826, placed them in the hands of the surveyor of Allegany county for execution; who on that day, in pursuance of the rules and orders established by the governor and council, noted down in his book' the receipt of them, and. designated the. place at which Cunningham desired to have them located, in these words : “ I hereby locate the within warrants for James Cunningham at a large…
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It appears that James Cunningham, as assignee of two common warrants, on the 31st of October, 1826, placed them in the hands of the surveyor of Allegany county for execution; who on that day, in pursuance of the rules and orders established by the governor and council, noted down in his book' the receipt of them, and. designated the. place at which Cunningham desired to have them located, in these words : “ I hereby locate the within warrants for James Cunningham at a large spring on the west side of the North Fork' of the Little Crossings, and near a large oak tree, marked J. C.; and…
1Opinion of the Court
Bland, Chancellor.
This caveat standing ready for hearing,. and the argument of the caveator’s attorney having been heard, and the notes of Browning’s counsel having been read, the proceedings were thereupon read and considered.
The Chancery Court of England has always been considered as the prototype of that of Maryland; and, that the one has been in fact the exemplar of the other, in almost every respect, might be shewn by a comparison of the various offices, powers, and jurisdictions of each of them. The chancery of Maryland, as well as of England, was originally resorted to as an Oficina…
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