Legal Opinion

O'Hear v. Sisson

Baltimore City Circuit Court

Decided August 28, 1908Published

1Opinion of the Court

GOUTER, J.—

Michael O'Hear died June 5, 1884. He left a will. In it lie specifically bequeathed as follows:

“I bequeath to my wife, Catherine OTIear, the interest of three thousand dollars during- her natural life, the above amount to be invested by my executor in .some safe investment and the interest from said three thousand dollars to be paid lier semi-annually: at her death the said sum of three, thousand dollars reverts to my brothers and sisters, or their descendants, in the same manner as the balance of my property thereinafter bequeathed.”

The will then leaves the residue of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Evans v. IglehartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1834
  2. State ex rel. Gable v. CoaleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1879
  3. State v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
  4. Hindman v. State ex rel. ToshCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1884
  5. Wootten v. BurchHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1851

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