Legal Opinion
Trustees of the Eutaw Street Methodist Episcopal Church v. Asbury Sunday-School Society
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 12, 1909PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City (Elliott, J.)
1Opinion of the CourtWorthington, J.
By his last will and testament, dated March 12th, 1868, Thomas Armstrong, since deceased, of Baltimore City, among other bequests, gave and bequeathed as follows:
“To the Society for the Relief of the Poor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Baltimore City Station (duly incorporated), $1,000, to be invested and the interest applied for the use of said society.”
“To the Asbury Sunday-School Society of Baltimore, $1,000.”
The precise date of Mr. Armstrong’s death does not appear, but his will was duly probated on November 19th,1868,
By the provisions of the will these legacies were not to be paid…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. SwormstedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
- Wheelock v. First Presbyterian Church of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- Niccolls v. RuggIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Trustees of the Diocese v. Trustees of the DioceseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
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