Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-08-21
No 5OO3 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick coun-
ty sitting as Court of Equity.
July Term, 1884.
Mary Z. Black administrator &C., of Abra
ham A. Black, deceased.

Mary H. BLACK aunlln'StratoT N'., vi hoIa'
ham A. Black, deceased.
IIettic Dorsey, Charles A. Dorsey and wife,
Ann Boiler and husband, Francis Beck
and husband, John Dorsey and wife, Julia
Dorsey, Amanda Dorsey, Emma Gelwicks
and husband, Flora Walters and husband
and John J. krom.
The object of the Bill in this cause is to
enforce a vendors lien on the real estate here
matter described. The Bill states:
1st That certain Abraham A. Black late
of Frederick county died intestate and com
plainant is administrators of his personal cs-
tate duly appointed and qualified.
end. That on or about the twelfth day Of
December A. d. 1876 a certain Owen Dorsey
OF said county agreed with said Abraham A.
Black to purchase from him the real estate
situated in said county described in deed
from Augustin Shorb and wife to John j.
Krom recorded in Libcr J. w. l.. c. No.
folio ZIG &c, one of the Land Records OF
Frederick County. containing eighteen acres
of land more or less, for the sum of twelve
hun red dollars, one hundred dollars to be
paid in cash or its equivalent and the balance
to be paid in a short time with interest from
sale, date, the deed to he delivered when the
purchase money was fully paid.
Bird. That in confidence Of the legal valid
ity of said agreement and Of the promise of
said Owen Dorsey to pay said twelve hun
drcd dollars with interest thereon, and upon
the payment of one hundred dollars in sheep
accepted as cash by said Abraham A. Black,
be delivered possession of said real estate to
said Owen Dorsey, who held POSSESSION of
the same to the time of his death, and whose
heirs.at-law now hold possession OF the same;
and that said Owen Dorsey also paid on SAID
purchase money in cash or what was received
AS its equivalent two hundred dollars in
April A. D., 1877 and twenty dollars in July
A. d., 1877, leaving due as unpaid purchase
money nine hundred and fifteen dollars and
cighty-thrce cents with interest from the
twelfth day of July A. ID. 1877.
4th The said real estate was not conveyed
to said Owen Dorsey because the purchase
money has not been fully paid; that said A.
A. Black bought said real estate from said
John ] Krom, and before said krom con-
-yeycd the same, the, said Black, sold the same
to said Owen Dorsey and on the first day of
April A. ID. 1877, he procured said Krom to
execute deed to said Owen Dorsey and to
lelver the same to him the said Black to be
kept by him until the purchase money should
be fully paid by said Owen Dorsey to said
Black and then to be delivered by sad Black
to said Dorsey, which deed complainant has
ready to be delivered upon payment of the
balance of said purchase money and inter
t.
5th That although the paper title as now
recorded still stands in the name of said John
J. Krom still he has in fact no interest in
said real estate and claims none.
9th That said Owen Dorsey lately died in
testate; that there is no administrator of his
personal estate, he having left little or no
personal property; that his hcrs-at-law are
\ widow Hcttic Dorsey, daughter Anna
now the wife of Orlando Boiler, u daughter
Francis now the wife of Daniel Beck, a
laughter Julia Dorsey, a daughter Amanda
Dorsey, daughter Emma now the wife of
James Gewicks who are all adults and non
residents of the State of Maryland, and son
Charles A. Dorsey, the name Of whose wife
is Anna Dorsey, a son John Dorsey, the
name of whose wife is Louisa Dorsey and a
daughter Flora now the wife Of Aloysius
Walters who are all adults and reside in
Frederick county.
9TH That said Owen Dorsey up to the time
of his death, and his said heirs-at-law since
his death have neglected failed and refused
to pay the said balance Of said purchase
money and the interest thereon though long
since due and payable, and that complainant
is willing and offers and tenders to deliver
rood and sufficient deed for said real estate
upon payment of the remainder Of the pur-
chase money with the interest due thereon.
The Bill then prays that the defendants
may answer the premises and that said heirs
at law of Owen Dorsey may be dccreed to
pay unto complainant the remaining unpaid
purchase money agreed by said Owen Dor
sew to he paid with the arrears of interest ac-