Ridenour v. Keller
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Equity Side oí Washington County Court. The bill, in this cause, was filed on the 14th June 1842, by Thomas Keller, sheriff of Washington county, and alleged, that a judgment was rendered in W. county court, at March term 1839, against a certain Abraham Barnes and Melchior B. Mason, in favor of a certain David Ridenour, for, &c., which judgment, was afterwards entered to the use of Lot Ensey and Christian D. Fahnestock, late partners, trading under the name…
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Appeal from the Equity Side oí Washington County Court. The bill, in this cause, was filed on the 14th June 1842, by Thomas Keller, sheriff of Washington county, and alleged, that a judgment was rendered in W. county court, at March term 1839, against a certain Abraham Barnes and Melchior B. Mason, in favor of a certain David Ridenour, for, &c., which judgment, was afterwards entered to the use of Lot Ensey and Christian D. Fahnestock, late partners, trading under the name and firm of Lot Ensey and Company, who became, and are the equitable assignees of said judgment. That on the 25th day of…
1Opinion of the CourtSpence, J.
All objections to this bill, by the agreement of the solicitors engaged in the argument, having been waived, we shall proceed to the consideration of the points submitted in the argument for the decision of this court.
The controling question in this case is presented by the first point, namely, the legality and effect of the course pursued by Elizabeth Mason, administratrix of John T. Mason, and that of Abraham Barnes and Melchior B. Mason, administrators of Elizabeth Mason, in the settlement of the estates of their respective intestates, before the Orphans court of Washington county.
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