Rieman v. Baltimore Belt Railroad

Citations

• 81 Md. 68
• 31 A. 444
• 1895 Md. LEXIS 30

Syllabus

<p>Deeds. — Description of Boundaries. — Binding on Street.</p> <p>In a deed executed prior to the Act of 1892, ch. 684, the lot was described as beginning at the southeast corner of Howard and German streets; running thence easterly on German street, &c., and the last line was described as running northerly, bounding on Howard street, to the place of beginning. Held, that the beginning point was placed on the east side of Howard street and not at the centre of the street, and that no portion of the bed of that street was conveyed by the deed.</p> <p>Where one end of a line is fixed on the side of a road or street, the line will be considered a straight line, and the other end will be considered as also fixed on the side of the road.</p>