Contee v. Godfrey

U.S. District Court

Decided June 15, 1808

U.S. District Court · decided 1808-06-15

Ejectment for a tract of land called “Argyle, Cowell, and Lawn.” The plaintiff, to support his title, produced a patent from Lord Baltimore, dated December 8, 1722, to Randal Black, and a deed from John Bradford to Richard Lee, for the same land, dated August 3, 1737, but did not produce any deed from Black to Bradford.

Decided 1808-06-15

¶1But,

PER CURIAM,

¶2the partition passed nothing from the three sisters to Mrs. Dawson. The decree cannot be enforced, as it was founded upon a mistake of the rights of the parties; and there is no evidence of the money having been paid.

¶3Verdict for the plaintiffs. Bills of exceptions were taken, but no writ of error was-prosecuted.