Freeman v. Sedwick
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The hill in this cause was filed on the 16th January, 1845, hy the appellee against the appellants.
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Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The hill in this cause was filed on the 16th January, 1845, hy the appellee against the appellants. It stated, that in May, 1837, the said James, in order to settle certain personal estate upon himself and family, as he might afterwards determine, executed a deed thereof to his brother, Joshua, for the nominal consideration of $7,000; whereas, no such sum, nor any other money, nor valuable consideration, was paid by any person nor received by the said James therefor; that further to execute the purpose aforesaid, James and Joshua executed another agreement,…
1Opinion of the Court
Magruder, J.,
delivered the following dissenting opinion.
The intestate of the appellants, by an obligation dated 23d September, 1837, stipulated to convey to the appellee divers negroes and other personal property, and to obtain such a conveyance, this bill was filed in the Court of Chancery. The appellants, who are the administrators of the intestate, rest the claim to relief upon the single ground, that a deed to the intestate conveying the same property on the 2d May, 1837, had been executed by the appellee, and, of course, accepted by the appellants’ intestate, for the'purpose of…
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