Legal Opinion

Hayden v. Stewart

High Court of Chancery of Maryland

Decided July 15, 1849Published

[The facts in this case are stated in the Chancellor’s opinion.]

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor:

The question no.w to be -decided, upon the petitions of the Farmers’ Bank of Maryland, and the answers thereto, relates to the disposition of the sum of $1,538 13, paid into court under the order of the 25th of June last.

It appears, that on the 11th of September, 1848, the bank recovered judgments against Stewart, upon his acceptances, which it had discounted. The judgments were recovered in Baltimore, the place of Stewart’s residence, and executions issued upon them to May term, 1849, of the County Court, were returned nulla bona, by the sheriff.

Prior to this, to wit, on the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Murphey v. BarronCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1827
  2. Murphys v. CordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1841

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