Legal Opinion
Kolker v. Biggs
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 8, 2001No. [No. 8, October Term, 1953.]PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
Benjamin Kolker, owner of the leasehold in the real property at 1131 East Lexington Street in Baltimore, brought this suit against Eleanor C. Biggs to obtain a judicial declaration that the ground rent claimed by defendant is extinguished under the statute of limitations in the Landlord and Tenant Law. Code 1951, art. 53, sec. 36.
On April 2, 1909, Max Cohen, owner of the property in fee simple, leased it to Aaron Cohen, his executors, administrators and assigns, for 99 years, renewable forever, for an annual ground rent of $120, payable in equal semi-annual instalments, and then conveyed the…
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- McFerren v. Goldsmith-Stern Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
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