Williams v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The Court below (Fisher, J.,) ou the 24th of March, 1884, passed a decree vacating and setting aside the deed ■of conveyance made by Ernault H. Williams, the complainant, to George Hawkins Williams, the defendant, in trust, dated the 31st of May, 1882; and requiring the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. From this decree the defendant appealed.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The Court below (Fisher, J.,) ou the 24th of March, 1884, passed a decree vacating and setting aside the deed ■of conveyance made by Ernault H. Williams, the complainant, to George Hawkins Williams, the defendant, in trust, dated the 31st of May, 1882; and requiring the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. From this decree the defendant appealed. The opinion of this Court ■and the dissenting opinion of Judge Miller, furnish a sufficient statement of the case. 1. The leading and singular characteristic of this case is, that it has been…
1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.
On the thirty-first day of May, 1882, Ernault H. Williams conveyed all his property of every kind to his father, George H. Williams, the appellant in this case. It was stated in the deed of conveyance that it was made in consideration of one dollar, and for “ other good causes and considerations.” The property was conveyed to the grantee and his heirs forever, on certain trusts declared in the deed; these were that he should collect the rents, *390issues and profits during the natural life of the grantor; and pay over to him the sum of two thousand dollars per annum, and no more; and to invest…
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