Marburg v. Mercantile Building Co.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City for the redemption of a lease of a lot and building in Baltimore.

The Mercantile Building Company, a corporation, appellee, is the assignee of a lease dated December 29th, 1908, from Ernest J. Knabe, Jr., and William Knabe, to the American Piano Company, for the term of twenty-one years beginning January 1st, 1909, at the annual rental of seven thousand live hundred dollars per year. By assignment, dated December 31st, 1918, the American Piano Company assigned the lease to James II. Williams, who, by assignment dated…