Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Stratton

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 13, 1877PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal of I. Thomas Jones, one of the administrators, from order of the Orphans’ Court of Howard County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtBrent, J.

In the inventory which was returned in this case on the 19th of October 1875, among other things returned, “ thirteen one thousand dollar Logansport, Crawfordsville and Southwestern Railway Company (State of Indiana) first mortgage eight per cent, gold loan bonds of 1870,” are set down as being “ returned by us, (the appraisers) at their face value, we having no means of ascertaining their market value.” Including these bonds at their face values of $13,000, the inventory amounts to the sum of $26,052.07. The -first account of the administrators is passed on the 5th of July, 1876, and in it…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Raborg's Adm'x. v. Hammond's Adm'r.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1827
  2. Scott v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859
  3. Montgomery v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1873

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Bantz v. BantzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1880
  2. Dalrymple v. GambleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
  3. Dalrymple v. GambleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
  4. Handy v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
  5. Hoffman v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898

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