Cox v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Equity side of the Circuit Court for Charles county. This appeal is taken from a decree passed upon a bill filed on the 2nd of November 1858, by the appellees against the appellants. The matters in controversy, and the facts of the case, are fully stated in the opinion of this court, and the following opinion of the court below, Crain, J. “This case has been submitted to the court for its decision, on the bill and answer, and agreed statement of facts.
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Appeal from the Equity side of the Circuit Court for Charles county. This appeal is taken from a decree passed upon a bill filed on the 2nd of November 1858, by the appellees against the appellants. The matters in controversy, and the facts of the case, are fully stated in the opinion of this court, and the following opinion of the court below, Crain, J. “This case has been submitted to the court for its decision, on the bill and answer, and agreed statement of facts. “The controversy grows out of the will of William W. Cox, of Charles county, dated the 24th of May 1853, and admitted to…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldsborough, J.
The record in this case shows, that a certain William W. Cox, late of Charles County, deceased, died in the year 1857, having made his last will and testament, which, after his death, was admitted to probate in the orphans court of that county, in September of the same year.
By the 2nd clause the testator devises and bequeaths as follows: “I devise and bequeath'tliat my negro woman Kitty, and her children, John, Catharine, Sarah and Charles, shall work for themselves, by paying my executors annually, one cent per year hire;” and by the 5th clause, he devises and bequeaths as follows: “the…
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