Legal Opinion

Owings v. Rhodes

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 22, 1886PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The-interlocutory decree of tbe 9th of December, 1882, therein referred to, is as follows: “It is, this 9th day of December, 1882, adjudged, ordered and decreed, that Thomas Owings, Esqr., be, and he is. hereby, appointed trustee, to 'receive from the complainant the sum of four thousand dollars, with interest, and securely invest'the same, paying to the respondent, Josephine…

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The-interlocutory decree of tbe 9th of December, 1882, therein referred to, is as follows: “It is, this 9th day of December, 1882, adjudged, ordered and decreed, that Thomas Owings, Esqr., be, and he is. hereby, appointed trustee, to 'receive from the complainant the sum of four thousand dollars, with interest, and securely invest'the same, paying to the respondent, Josephine Plummer, the income thereof during her life, and after her death to pay her funeral expenses out of the principal, and…

1Opinion of the CourtYellott, J.

This is an appeal from a decree passed by the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. As disclosed by the record, one Fayette Plummer, by his last will and testament, did “ give and devise ” to his wife, Josephine Plummer, the income from four thousand dollars during her life, and *412after her death, the principal is to.be divided among certain charitable institutions in said will designated. There are several legacies bequeathed to other parties, and then all the residue of the estate, real and personal, is given to the said Josephine. Of this will, George W. Lindsay was appointed executor, with power…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bedell v. HoffmanNew York Court of Chancery · 1830
  2. Barth v. RosenfeldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
  3. Hamilton v. SchwehrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
  4. Columbian Building Ass'n of East Baltimore, No. 4 v. CrumpCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875
  5. Lee v. Administrators of Boteler & BeltCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1842

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Prince De Bearn v. WinansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
  2. Hopkins v. Easton National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936
  3. Union Trust Co. v. CurtisIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Baltimore High Grade Brick Co. v. AmosCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1902
  5. County Corporation v. SemmesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936

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