Lungren v. Swartzwelder
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tlxe Orphans’ Court of Washington County. The appeal in this case was taken from an order of the Court helow, dismissing a caveat filed to the probate of a paper offered as the last will and testament of Peter Swartzwelder, and affirming the order previously passed admitting said paper to probate. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from tlxe Orphans’ Court of Washington County. The appeal in this case was taken from an order of the Court helow, dismissing a caveat filed to the probate of a paper offered as the last will and testament of Peter Swartzwelder, and affirming the order previously passed admitting said paper to probate. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. The question to be determined is, did the deceased intend the paper as his will in its present form and condition? “ To constitute a good will of personal property, the paper must bo either complete on its face,…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the Orphans’ Court of Washington County, admitting to proba,te the following paper as the last will and testament of Peter Swartzwelder :
“Hagerstown August 11th 1875 — what I oiven is as “ follows:
“Brick house on the publick — with six store-rooms, from “William Householder’s property, on the publick square, “ to Samuel Rouskuep hat store, on West Washington “street
“ Hagerstown Lyceum Stock, Thomas Harbine (Presi- “ dent) 4 Shears $5 $ har.
Hagerstown Lyceum Stock, William M. Marshall (C
20 shears “ Prest.
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