Lowery v. Hairston

GILBERT, Chief Judge.

The Circuit Court for Talbot County dismissed Hugh H. and Beatrice R. Lowery’s specific performance suit against Waller S. Hairston, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Henry Harris, on the ground that the matter was barred by the six month statute of limitations applicable to the filing of claims against an estate.

Feeling aggrieved by that decision, the Lowerys have appealed to this Court where they pose two issues:

1) Did the circuit court err in determining that the Lowerys’ option to acquire real property was a “claim” against an estate within the meaning…