Prince De Bearn v. Winans
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City (Sharp, J.). This suit was brought by appellant to recover through equitable relief property of a value upwards of $215,000, which trustees induced him to relinquish without consideration.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City (Sharp, J.). This suit was brought by appellant to recover through equitable relief property of a value upwards of $215,000, which trustees induced him to relinquish without consideration. The Orphans’ Court record shows that until appellant signed the guardian’s bond and releases, after his arrival in Baltimore, the proceedings had been carried on without proof of any consent by or notice to the appellant, and that he did not even renounce his prior right to qualify as executor under his late wife’s will. 1. Upon the death of his wife,…
1Opinion of the Court
SohmttgkeEj J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The appeal in this case was taken from a decree of Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore' City dismissing a bill filed by the appellant. The purpose of the bill was to procure the construction of a deed of trust and of a will executing a power of appointment conferred upon the testatrix by the deed; and also to have certain proceedings of the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City declared void and the releases given in pursuance thereof cancelled and set aside.
The deed of trust was made in favor of the appellant’s wife for her life by her father, on the…
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