Johns Hopkins University v. Garrett
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Three appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. (Dobleb, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The causes were argued together before Boyd, O. J., Bbiscoe, Bubke, Tiiomas, Pattison, Ubneb, Stockbbidge and Constable, JJ.
1Opinion of the CourtStockbridge, J.
When John W. Garrett died on the 26th September, 1884, he left surviving him four children, Robert Garrett, T. Harrison Garrett, Mary Elizabeth Garrett and Henry S. Garrett. The last named of these was then, and for a long time had been, non compos mentis, as appears from the agreement of counsel filed in this case.
A little more than a month before his death John W. Garrett executed a will, under which there passed by the residuary clause a real and personal estate appraised at over $8,-000,000. By the first clause of his will he gave to his sons Robert and T. Harrison and to his daughter…
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