Perrin v. Praeger

Marie Perrin died in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, on July 30th, 1927, leaving a last will and testament. By this will all of her property of every description was devised and bequeathed to Leigh Hammond, a female associate and friend of the testatrix, but no blood relation to her. Saul Praeger, a member of the Cumberland bar, was named executor in the will. On August 2nd, 1927, the executor, accompanied by the three witnesses to the will, presented it for probate in the Orphans’ Court of Allegany County, and on that day the will was admitted to probate by that court, and letters…