Mailhouse v. Frazier
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore city: The bill of complaint filed by the present appellee states, in substance, that on the the 20th April, 1859, lie agreed to sell a parcel of land in the city of Baltimore to the defendant, Madhouse, for the sum of $3,500, of which the sum of $500 was to be paid in ready money, and the residue with interest in one, two and three years from the day of sale; that the cash payment was made and the notes of Mailiiouse were given to…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore city: The bill of complaint filed by the present appellee states, in substance, that on the the 20th April, 1859, lie agreed to sell a parcel of land in the city of Baltimore to the defendant, Madhouse, for the sum of $3,500, of which the sum of $500 was to be paid in ready money, and the residue with interest in one, two and three years from the day of sale; that the cash payment was made and the notes of Mailiiouse were given to the complainant as agreed upon, and the said property was thereupon delivered into the possession of Mailliouse ; and the…
1Opinion of the CourtBowie, J.
The final decree in this case required the defendants, now appellants, to pay or bring into Court, the sum of $3000 (with interest from the 20th of April, 1859, and costs of suit,) in default whereof, on or before the 3rd of June, 1863, then the •premises mentioned in the bill and proceedings were decreed to be sold. The money being unpaid, the property ,was sold by the trustee for $2500, which being reduced by •commis-sions, costs and expenses, left due the complainant the sum of $1463.54, for which he prayed a writ of fieri facias might be issued, which was ordered, and the defendants…
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