Legal Opinion

Dalrymple v. Gamble

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided March 15, 1888PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The Circuit Court decreed that it had been established by the proceedings in the Courts of the State of California, that William H. Dalrymple did die of the sickness from which he was suffering at the time of the execution of his will, and that the condition upon the happening of which said will was to operate, was in fact fufilled; and that the question of whether or not the said William did so die from said sickness was res…

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Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The Circuit Court decreed that it had been established by the proceedings in the Courts of the State of California, that William H. Dalrymple did die of the sickness from which he was suffering at the time of the execution of his will, and that the condition upon the happening of which said will was to operate, was in fact fufilled; and that the question of whether or not the said William did so die from said sickness was res judicata, and could not be opened in this Court; and further that under the true construction of said will, it operated…

1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.

The- object of the bill in this case is to obtain from the Court a construction of the will of William H. Dalrjunple, who died in California on the 22d of November, 1881. The testator went to Galifornia from Baltimore in 1849, and ■was, thereafter, a citizen and resident of that State. At the time of his death, and for a number of years before, he lived upon his ranch in Marin County, about twenty miles from San Francisco, where the will in question was executed, on the 21st of August, 1881, and is as follows :

“Dalrymple Ranch, 21si August, 1881.
“This is to certify that in case my present…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Estate of DalrympleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Stannard v. BarnumCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1879
  3. Hambleton v. DarringtonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Griffith v. BenzingerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1924
  2. Littig v. HanceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1895
  3. LeRoy v. KirkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
  4. Saxton v. KrummCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
  5. Frick v. FrickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1895

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