Raffel v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City (Sharp, J.) If by its true construction, the deed is irrevocable, it should be cancelled.
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Appeal from Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City (Sharp, J.) If by its true construction, the deed is irrevocable, it should be cancelled. However forcibly it may be argued from the testimony of the witnesses for the defense, that the appellant might and ought to have understood the irrevocable nature of the step she was taking — nevertheless it is easy to understand how she could have been misled; and inasmuch as there are no rights vested by the deed in any person except herself, the Court may and will consider whether there is reasonable ground for her contention that she was in fact…
1Opinion of the CourtBriscoe, J.
This bill was filed to vacate and declare void a voluntary deed of trust from the appellant to the appellee.
The bill was filed on the 10th day of March, 1902, and alleges that the appellant was on or about the 17th day of February, 1896, the owner of certain real and personal property, amounting to the sum of $25,000, which she obtained of her father, Daniel Stein, late of the State of California; that on the 13th of April, 1896, not being conversant with business affairs, and because, upon marriage in the future, she was desirous of having the property and the income free from the control of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sears v. ChoateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Brown v. RenshawCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
- In Re Ricards' Trust EstateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
- Warner v. SpriggCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1884
- Hughes v. NicklasCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
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- Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children v. Maryland National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Kensett v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1911
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