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Ellis v. Purnell

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jan 15, 1935
176 A. 270 (Md. 1935)

Opinion

[No. 55, October Term, 1934.]

Decided January 15th, 1935.

Absolute Deed as Mortgage

A deed absolute in form held, on the evidence, to have been intended as a mortgage to secure indebtedness.

Decided January 15th, 1935.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Worcester County. In Equity (BAILEY, J.).

Bill by Edith M. Ellis and William J. Ellis, her husband, against William R. Purnell and Wilmer S. Purnell, Sheriff of Worcester County. From a decree for defendants, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed.

The cause was argued before BOND, C.J., URNER, OFFUTT, PARKE, and SLOAN, JJ.

L. Paul Ewell, for the appellants.

Thomas F. Johnson, with whom were Edmond H. Johnson and William H. Scott on the brief, for the appellees.


Unreported cases.


Summaries of

Ellis v. Purnell

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jan 15, 1935
176 A. 270 (Md. 1935)
Case details for

Ellis v. Purnell

Case Details

Full title:EDITH M. ELLIS ET AL. v . WILLIAM R. PURNELL, ET AL

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Jan 15, 1935

Citations

176 A. 270 (Md. 1935)
176 A. 270

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