Legal Opinion
Dougherty v. Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 9, 1978No. [No. 126, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
This case is an appeal from a decree denying a widow the right to disinter her husband.
Elizabeth L. Dougherty (Elizabeth) and Patrick F. Dougherty, Jr. (Junior) were married in Baltimore City on December 31, 1971 after a long acquaintance. Suddenly on June 20,1972, Junior died intestate and without having made any plans in case of his death. Elizabeth notified her father-in-law, Patrick F. Dougherty, Sr. (Senior) of- her husband’s death, which was also the first knowledge that Senior had that Junior and Elizabeth were married, though Elizabeth was known by the Dougherty family. Senior…
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