Legal Opinion

Saia v. Sain

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 4, 1987No. 387PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.

Appellant, Charles B. Saia, appeals from a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Appellee, Gloria E. Sain, sought a declaratory judgment that the residuary clause of Sadie Cataldi’s will was void. Ms. Sain requested an injunction against the personal representative prohibiting any distribution of estate assets. At the conclusion of Ms. Sain’s case, the court found that the *324residuary clause was patently ambiguous and therefore unenforceable.

On appeal, appellant raises four issues. The first issue asks:

“Is a bequest to ‘survivors’ of a class…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hummell v. HummellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. In re Estate of GallopDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  3. Ross v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1935
  4. Holt v. MillerOhio Court of Appeals · 1937
  5. Croft Ex Rel. McKie v. McKieSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Polen v. BakerOhio Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Polen v. BakerOhio Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Erlenbach v. Estate of ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998

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