Dorsey v. Dorsey
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Orphans Court of Baltimore city. In this case a petition was filed in the court, below by the appellant, the widow of William H. Dorsey, deceased, to ascertain whether under the will of her husband, which was duly admitted to probate, she took the personal property thereby bequeathed absolutely, or only a life estate therein.
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Appeal from the Orphans Court of Baltimore city. In this case a petition was filed in the court, below by the appellant, the widow of William H. Dorsey, deceased, to ascertain whether under the will of her husband, which was duly admitted to probate, she took the personal property thereby bequeathed absolutely, or only a life estate therein. This will was in the shape of a letter written by the testator to the appellant, his father and executor, and is set out in full in the opinion of this court. It was asserted by the petition, and admitted in the answer of the executor, that he had…
1Opinion of the CourtLe Grand, C. J.
This is an appeal from an order of the oiphans court of Baltimore city, passed the 6th day of October 1855, directing the appellant, as executor of the last will and testament of William H. Dorsey, deceased, to pay over to the appellee a certain sum of money which he has in hand, and also “hereafter from time to time pay in like manner over to said Arabella Dorsey, as her absolute property, the balances which he may hereafter have in hand belonging to the estate of said William H. Dorsey, after deducting proper charges, expenses, and any debts which may be due by said estate, if any there…
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