Legal Opinion

Cecil v. Cecil

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 3, 1862PublishedCited by 52 opinions

This is an appeal from a pro forma order and decree of the Orphans Court for Baltimore city, passed on the 19tli day of December 1861, dismissing the petition of the ap-pellant. The case is fully stated in the opinion of this-; Court.

1Opinion of the CourtBowie, C. J.

This was a petition filed in the Orphans Court of Baltimore city, by the appellant, on the 25th November 1861, against the appellees, as administrator and next of kin of Wm. Cecil, deceased, charging that Owen Cecil, as administrator, was about, to make distribution of his intestate’s estate, of Which the appellant and appellees were co-distributees ; that the defendants had received certain advancements, in cash and negroes, and praying the same might be brought into hotch-pot. The appellees, Owen and William, answered and denied they had received any advancements.

The appellees, Harrington…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pegg v. WarfordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
  2. Gibson v. McCormickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1838
  3. Hoffar v. StonestreetCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1854
  4. Garrott v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1840

3Cited by52 opinions

  1. McGregor v. Provident Trust Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1935
  2. Pat Perusse Realty Co. v. LingoCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  3. Cicala v. Disability Review BoardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
  4. Matter of AndersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  5. Bell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881

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