Textor v. Shipley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The appeal in this case was taken from a decree of the lower Court (Dennis, J.,) sustaining the demurrer to the hill, giving permission to the plaintiff to answer the bill within five days, and upon failure to amend, dismissing the bill. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court 1
Robinson, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The appellant was the owner of the reversion in the lot of ground now in controversy, and one Charles H. Black was the owner of the leasehold interest. The city taxes for the years 1885 and 1886, being in arrear, the fee in the property was sold at public auction for the payment of these taxes, and was bought by Louis N. Hopkins, collector of city taxes. The sale was duly reported to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and was finally ratified. On the 11th September, 1889, Hopkins, as collector, in pursuance of the ordinances of the Mayor…
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