Dyer v. Boswell
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. The plaintiff offered a single prayer, as follows, which the Court (Magrudbr, J.,) granted : If the Court shall find from the evidence in the cause, that the State taxes levied for the year 1863, upon the real estate mentioned in the declaration, were due at the time of the collector’s sale offered in evidence in this cause ; and shall further find that…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. The plaintiff offered a single prayer, as follows, which the Court (Magrudbr, J.,) granted : If the Court shall find from the evidence in the cause, that the State taxes levied for the year 1863, upon the real estate mentioned in the declaration, were due at the time of the collector’s sale offered in evidence in this cause ; and shall further find that prior to proceeding by way of execution to collect the said State taxes, Charles Ridgely, collector of State and county…
1Opinion of the Court
Bartol, 0. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an action of ejectment brought by the appellee, to recover from the appellant a tract of land containing one hundred acres, which formerly belonged to Elizabeth Boswell’s heirs, and to which the appellee claimed title under and by virtue of a sale made to him by Charles Ridgely, collector of State and county taxes for the years 1862 and 1863. The sale was made on the 5th day of October, 1865.
The defendant filed nine pleas, to which a general replication was filed, and issue being joined, the case was submitted to the Court below without…
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