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MSA SC 5339-227-3
Collection	Research and Educational Projects at the Maryland State Archives
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Dates	1798
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Priscilla Simmons v. Susannah & Sarah Hill's Lessee From a General Court case? Gen Crt, May 1792/1791? COURT OF APPEALS (Docket) Priscilla Simmons v. Susannah & Sarah Hill's Lessee, 1798, June Term, no. 19, p. 395, MdHR 578 [MSA S412-2, 1/66/14/17] COURT OF APPEALS (Judgment Record) Priscilla Simmons v. Susannah & Sarah Hill's Lessee, 1798, June Term, no. 19, Liber BW 7, pps. 683-688, MdHR 832 [MSA S422-13, 1/66/10/73] An appeal by Priscilla Simmons from a General (?) Court case, an ejectment suit brought by Susanna and Sarah Hill's Lessee, James Trusty. The Hills leased the land to Trusty in June, 1791, but Simmons lived on the land and claimed she owned it, probably on the grounds described in the above case. The court ruled for the Hills. Simmons appealed to the Court of Appeals. In June, 1798, the Court of Appeals ruled that the Hills were the rightful owners of the land.
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