Jones v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This case arises upon the following issues sent from the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City, to the Superior Court for trial: First. — Is Henry Jones, one of the respondents to the petition in this cause, a lawful child of Andrew D. Jones, the intestate, whose estate is for distribution in the cause ? Second. — Did the said intestate leave a widow ? If yea, who? By the order sending these issues for trial, Henry Jones was to be…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This case arises upon the following issues sent from the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City, to the Superior Court for trial: First. — Is Henry Jones, one of the respondents to the petition in this cause, a lawful child of Andrew D. Jones, the intestate, whose estate is for distribution in the cause ? Second. — Did the said intestate leave a widow ? If yea, who? By the order sending these issues for trial, Henry Jones was to be the plaintiff in said trial, and David Jones and others the defendants. All the parties áre colored persons. Henry…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
The issues for trial in the Court below were, 1st, Is Henry Jones a lawful child of Andrew D. Jones, deceased? and, 2ndly, Did the said Andrew D. Jones leave a widow, and if yea, who? These issues were sent from the Orphans’ Court to be tried, and upon trial the jury found that Henry Jones is a lawful child of Andrew D. Jones, *151deceased, and that the latter left a widow, Frances Jones, formerly Frances Moore.
In the course of the trial several exceptions were taken hy the appellants; four to rulings on questions as to the admissibility of evidence, and the fifth to the refusal of certain…
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