American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee v. Eisenberg

Martha W. Stern, of- Frostburg, who died on October 4, 1946, left a will making specific pecuniary bequests totaling $98,500 and leaving the residue of her estate to American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, appellant. The estate was appraised in the Orphans’ Court of Allegany County at $250,404.59. Loraine Eisenberg, executor, stated his first administration account on November 4, 1947, but did not pay the legatees at that time. On October 29,1948, he instituted this suit against the legatees for the purpose of obtaining the direction of the Circuit Court for Allegany County in the…