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5 Md. 81

Johns v. Scott

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1853

Court of Appeals of Maryland · decided 1853-12-15

This appeal was taken from the decision of the chancellor, (Johnson,) reported in 3rdMd. Chancery Decisions, 57.

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Decided 1853-12-15

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Le Grand, C. J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of this court.

¶2We concur with the opinion of the chancellor in this case. Besides which, the point involved in it has been expressly decided by this court in the case of Price and Bevans vs. McDonald, et al., 2 Maryland Rep., 403. In that case, as in this, the deed was recorded, but had been defectively acknowledged. The court held, that such registration could not aífect a bona fide purchaser without notice. In the case before us the appellee Scott, swears, in his answer, that he had no knowledge of the previous deed of Reardon and wife to the appellant, and there is no proof to the contrary.

¶3Decree affirmed, and cause sent to Barford county court for further proceedings, under act of 1854, ch. 183.

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