Union Hall Ass'n v. Morrison
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany County. The bill of complaint in this case, the object and purpose of which are stated in the opinion of the Court, was filed by the appellant against the appellee. The Circuit Court (Motter, J.,) passed a decree dismissing the bill, and the complainant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
The questions presented by this appeal arise upon the following state of facts: The appellant, an association duly incorporated, purchased from Thomas Hammond a small lot of vacant ground 50 by 130 feet in extent, situated in Hammond’s Addition to Westernport, in Allegany County for $125.00, which, according to the proof, was its full value, went into possession thereof and erected thereon an expensive building, costing $3000. The building was erected in 1859-1860. On the 23rd day bf April, 1861, the lot was conveyed to the appellant by Thomas Hammond, and is described in the deed as part of…
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- McLaughlin v. BarnumCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1869
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