Gunn v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. This was an amicable proceeding instituted by Mrs. Bailie O. Gunn and her husband, by petition against her trustees, the appellees, in the case wherein the trust was ■administered, for the purpose of having a construction of the will of her father, Dr. Thomas H. Wright, as it affects her share of his estate.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. This was an amicable proceeding instituted by Mrs. Bailie O. Gunn and her husband, by petition against her trustees, the appellees, in the case wherein the trust was ■administered, for the purpose of having a construction of the will of her father, Dr. Thomas H. Wright, as it affects her share of his estate. The petitioner, Mrs. Gunn, prayed the Court to determine by a decree, that she ■ was entitled to the entire income as it accrued on the original share held for her under her father’s will, and that the same be paid over to her without…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
In the case of Fairfax vs. Brown & Brown, Trustees, 60 Md., 50, this Court was called on to construe the will of Dr. Wright. At the time of the institution of that suit, Harriet, one of the daughters of Dr. Wright, had died intestate and without issue, and the question directly presented to the Court for its decision was what estate Harriet took in the property under her father’s will. This Court decided that Harriet took a fee simple, which became vested at the death of her mother, and that the trust having ended at the death of Harriet, the property was to be equally divided between her…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fairfax v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
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