Semmes v. Worthington
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Gross-Appeals from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in Equity. The bill of complaint in this case was filed on. the 28th of June, 1870, by Charles W. Semmes, against Benjamin J. Worthington, trustee under the will of Richard J. Worthington, deceased, and Mary J. Milnor, and Clara Semmes, infants, cestuis que trust, under said will, and J. N. L. Milnor, and Susan J. Milnor, his wife; the latter having under said will a contingent interest in the real estate in…
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Gross-Appeals from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in Equity. The bill of complaint in this case was filed on. the 28th of June, 1870, by Charles W. Semmes, against Benjamin J. Worthington, trustee under the will of Richard J. Worthington, deceased, and Mary J. Milnor, and Clara Semmes, infants, cestuis que trust, under said will, and J. N. L. Milnor, and Susan J. Milnor, his wife; the latter having under said will a contingent interest in the real estate in controversy. The object of the bill was to procure the specific execution of a parol contract, alleged to have been entered into…
1Opinion of the Court
Alvey, J.,
delivered the opinion of the .Court.
The bill in this case was filed for the purpose of procuring the specific execution of an alleged contract, *315whereby the late Richard J. Worthington, deceased, agreed, in consideration of certain conduct and services to be performed by the plaintiff, to devise to the latter certain real estate, known as the “Bloomfield Farm and Race Course.”
The bill alleges that, in the fall of 1866, the plaintiff was requested by his uncle, the late Richard J'. Worthington, to take possession of his real estate, known as the “Bloomfield Farm and Race Course,”…
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