McKim v. Handy
High Court of Chancery of Maryland
[A decree was accordingly passed on the 12th of May, 1848, appointing John S. McKim trustee, in place of David T. McKim deceased.
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[A decree was accordingly passed on the 12th of May, 1848, appointing John S. McKim trustee, in place of David T. McKim deceased. This trustee subsequently resigned the trust, when a controversy again arose as to his successor, which the Chancellor decided by the following opinion, delivered on the 20th of September, 1848.] [On the 13th of October, 1848, John S. McKim and others filed a petition in which they state the filing of their petition for the appointment of a trustee to succeed David T. McKim, and the subsequent proceedings thereon, and that for professional services rendered by…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
The late John McKim, Jr., by his will, executed in December, 184.1, devised and bequeathed to his sons, David T. McKim and John S. McKim, certain ground rents and stocks in the city of Baltimore, upon certain trusts. The devise is to them and the survivor of them, and tho heirs, executors and administrator of the survivor, in trust and special confidence for the purposes mentioned in the will, and after directing the manner in which tho trust fund shall be disposed of, the will proceeds as follows: “And in further trust that the said trustees or the survivor of them, or the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Davis v. Jacquin & PomeraitCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1820
- Bowers's Adm'x. v. State ex rel. DrydenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1826
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