Supreme Court of Maryland, 1750

Lewis's Lessee v. Beall

Lewis's Lessee v. Beall
Supreme Court of Maryland · Decided September 15, 1750
4 H. & McH. 488

Lewis's Lessee v. Beall

Opinion

Ejectment for a tract of land called Strife, lying in Prince-George’s county. Verdict for the plaintiff!, Point saved — Whether a person having a seisin in law, hut never an actual possession of lands in fee, whereof no person whatever hath the actual possession at the time of conveyance, can, for a valuable consideration, convey the same by lease and release? If in th,e affirmative, judgment to be entered for the plaintiff; if in the negative, for the defendant.

The Provincial Court gave judgment on the verdict and point saved, for the plaintiff

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