SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
We shall here hold that in Maryland an agreement between a borrower and a lender that a borrower will neither convey nor encumber specified land creates no lien in favor of the lender.
Under Maryland Code (1974) § 12-601, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, jurisdiction is granted to this Court to "answer questions of law certified to it by ... a United States District Court ... if there is involved...
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