Porter v. Askew
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore County Court. On the 26th November 1834, Mary Askew, Robert Porter and others, filed their bill alleging, that Elizabeth Long of Baltimore county, was in her life time seized and possessed of a certain tract of land in said county, assigned to her as the only daughter and legal representative of a certain Elizabeth Long, one of the sisters of John Mercer Porter, whose land was partitioned, &c.; that the said E. A. died so seized and…
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Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore County Court. On the 26th November 1834, Mary Askew, Robert Porter and others, filed their bill alleging, that Elizabeth Long of Baltimore county, was in her life time seized and possessed of a certain tract of land in said county, assigned to her as the only daughter and legal representative of a certain Elizabeth Long, one of the sisters of John Mercer Porter, whose land was partitioned, &c.; that the said E. A. died so seized and possessed in November 1834, intestate and without issue; that said Eliabeth Long, also, died seized of other land, which…
1Opinion of the CourtSpence, J.
In this cause a decree was passed by the county court of Baltimore county, for the sale of the real estate of a certain Elizabeth Long, who died intestate, seized of real estate, for the purpose of making distribution of the same, among her heirs at law. After the ratification of the sale, made by the trustee, Mary Askew, the appellee filed her petition to the court, alleging, that she was in law entitled to the whole fund arising from said sale. The cause was referred to the auditor, who stated two accounts; in one of which he awarded the whole fund, after deducting costs and charges, to…
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