Wethered v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeals from the Circuit Court Ro. 2 of Baltimore City. A hill was filed hy the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore, as trustee under the will of George Y. Wethered, asking the Court to assume jurisdiction in the administration of the trust, and to construe and declare the true meaning of the following clauses in said will: “ I give, devise and bequeath (my sister Lewina Wethered being already provided for) all the rest and residue of my estate, of every kind, and…
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Appeals from the Circuit Court Ro. 2 of Baltimore City. A hill was filed hy the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore, as trustee under the will of George Y. Wethered, asking the Court to assume jurisdiction in the administration of the trust, and to construe and declare the true meaning of the following clauses in said will: “ I give, devise and bequeath (my sister Lewina Wethered being already provided for) all the rest and residue of my estate, of every kind, and wheresoever situated, unto the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore City, to hold the same, nevertheless, in trust,…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, J.
The Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore, as *157trustee under the will of George Y. Wethered, filed its bill of complaint against Elizabeth Wethered and others interested, asking the Court to assume jurisdiction in the administration of the trust, and to construe and declare the true meaning of several clauses and parts of said will.
The Court below construed the will, and from the decree George Y. Wethered, Jr., who is one of several tenants for life in the residue of the estate, and two infant children of Mrs. Owings, who are interested in the same as remainder-men, have appealed.
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