Stump v. Jordan
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cecil County, in Equity. The bill of complaint in this case was filed on the 20th of December, 1878, by Frederick Stump and others. The case was submitted upon a statement of facts agreed upon by the parties. The object of the suit was to obtain from the Court the true construction of the clause in the will of John Jordan, wherein he devised certain real estate to-his niece, Catharine J. Edie.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cecil County, in Equity. The bill of complaint in this case was filed on the 20th of December, 1878, by Frederick Stump and others. The case was submitted upon a statement of facts agreed upon by the parties. The object of the suit was to obtain from the Court the true construction of the clause in the will of John Jordan, wherein he devised certain real estate to-his niece, Catharine J. Edie. It was admitted that the testator died in July, 1845, and that Catharine J. Ediedeparted this life about April, 1864, without ever having given birth to a living child;…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
In the will of John Jordan, executed in June, 1844, and admitted to probate in July, 1845, there is the following clause:
“ Item. 1 will and bequeath unto my niece, Catharine J. Edie, all that part of my real estate lying on the east side of the Elkton road, on which I now reside, adjoining the lands of Joseph Alexander, Jones Mathias, and others, containing about ninety acres, more or less, *627to her the said Catharine J. Edie during her natural lifetime, and at her death, I will and devise the said land to her children if she have any; in the event however of her death without laioful issue, I…
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