Lyles v. Digges's Lessee
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Prince-George’s county court, from ajovo forma judgment rendered in favour of the plaintiff, from, which the defendant appealed to .this court. It was an! action of ejectment for a tract of land called Frankland.
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Appeal from Prince-George’s county court, from ajovo forma judgment rendered in favour of the plaintiff, from, which the defendant appealed to .this court. It was an! action of ejectment for a tract of land called Frankland. A statement of. facts was agreed to, in which many things' were stated which are unnecessary to be mentioned here, as the question turned wholly on the devises in the will of Charles Bigges, dated the 28th of January 1Z41. The devises are as follows, viz» ' “Item. I give and bequeath all that my land or messuage,''with the appurtenances whereon I now-dwell, called…
1Opinion of the Court
IJochakan, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the court. This case depends upon the construction of the will of Charles Bigges, dated the 28th of January 1742, which inter!alia has the following devise: “Item, I give and beepeath all that my land or messuage, with the appurtenances whereon I now dwell, called Warburton Manor, as also all that tract of land called FranJdand, adjoining thereto, to my loving son William Bigges, to hold to him during his natural life; and from and after his decease, I give all the said messuage, lands and tenements, to my dear grandson Charles Bigges, eldest son of…
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