Legal Opinion

Lark v. Linstead

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1852PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the court of chancery. The appellants, the complainants below, are the children of Greenbury Lark, who died in ] S26, leaving a will duly executed, dated the 22nd of December 1821, and admitted to probate on the 20th of December 1826, whereby he bequeathed all his property to his wife Amelia Lark, during her single life, and after her death to be equally divided among his said children, share and share alike, and appointed his wife his executrix, who took upon…

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Appeal from the court of chancery. The appellants, the complainants below, are the children of Greenbury Lark, who died in ] S26, leaving a will duly executed, dated the 22nd of December 1821, and admitted to probate on the 20th of December 1826, whereby he bequeathed all his property to his wife Amelia Lark, during her single life, and after her death to be equally divided among his said children, share and share alike, and appointed his wife his executrix, who took upon herself the execution of the trust, and returned an inventory on the 17th of March 1827, sold a portion of the personal…

1Opinion of the CourtLe Grand, C. J.

It appears from the proceedings in this case, that the complainants arc the children of Greenbury Lark, who died in 1826, leaving a will duly executed, which was admitted to probate on the 20th December 1826. By his will he bequeathed all his property to his wife for life, and after his death to be equally divided among his children, share and *426share alike. His wife was appointed his executrix, arid as such returned an inventory in March 1827, and subsequently passed two accounts in the orphans court, the last of which— designated as an additional final account—was passed on the 17th June…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gardner v. SimmesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1843

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1928
  2. Crise v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1926
  3. Donaldson v. RaborgCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
  4. Webb v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1900
  5. Downey v. KearneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917

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