Dugan v. Hollins
Court of Appeals of Maryland
. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore city. Under the bill filed in this case, on the 12th of J une 1848, by Frederick J ames Dugan, against his co-devisees and legatees, in the will of Cumberland Dugan, deceased, the complainant claims from the defendants: 1st. The sum of $13,750, mentioned in the fourteenth clause of the will, with interest from the 3rd of December 1836, the date of the grant of administration upon the estate of the deceased. 2nd.
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. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore city. Under the bill filed in this case, on the 12th of J une 1848, by Frederick J ames Dugan, against his co-devisees and legatees, in the will of Cumberland Dugan, deceased, the complainant claims from the defendants: 1st. The sum of $13,750, mentioned in the fourteenth clause of the will, with interest from the 3rd of December 1836, the date of the grant of administration upon the estate of the deceased. 2nd. The sum of $4583.33, being one-third of $13,750, given to Hammond Dugan, under the same clause of the will, with interest as above. 3rd.…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, J.
Before considering this case on the merits, it is necessary to dispose of a preliminary question, involving the appellant’s right to have the chancellor’s order, of the 26th of January 1854, reviewed on his appeal.
It appears that the complainant, in his bill, asserted four items of claim. The chancellor, in his opinion filed with the above mentioned order, examined them all, and disallowing the first three, passed an order referring the case to the auditor to state an account in relation to the fourth. Before the account was taken, or any thing further done in the cause, the proceedings were…
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