Powell v. Young
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Worcester County, in Equity. The hill in this' case was filed by the appellees against the appellant and John W. Powell for the specific performance of a contract for the sale to the complainants of a parcel of land, which John ,W- Powell, in the division of his father’s estate, had elected to take at the valuation of the commissioners, and which he had afterwards sold to the complainants, he, the said John W. Powell, having subsequently…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Worcester County, in Equity. The hill in this' case was filed by the appellees against the appellant and John W. Powell for the specific performance of a contract for the sale to the complainants of a parcel of land, which John ,W- Powell, in the division of his father’s estate, had elected to take at the valuation of the commissioners, and which he had afterwards sold to the complainants, he, the said John W. Powell, having subsequently failed to comply with the terms of his election, whereby the appellant as the nest eldest heir became entitled to elect to…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
By the decree of the Circuit Court from which this appeal was taken, the injunction which had been granted at the instance of the appellees, complainants below, was dissolved and their prayer for the specific performance of the contract of purchase was denied, for reasons fully stated in the opinion of the Circuit Court. These meet our entire concurrence, but they are not called in question on this appeal. That part of the decree is not before us for review, the complainants not having appealed. Rider & Trotter vs. Gray, 10 Md., 282.
The Circuit Court while denying the specific relief sought…
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