Billingsley v. Tongue
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Equity Side of tire Circuit Court for Arme' Arundel county: The question in this case arose upon the distribution of the proceeds of certain real estate, sold under a decree in equity, in which Gideon G. Tongue, deceased, held an undivided interest.
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Appeal from the Equity Side of tire Circuit Court for Arme' Arundel county: The question in this case arose upon the distribution of the proceeds of certain real estate, sold under a decree in equity, in which Gideon G. Tongue, deceased, held an undivided interest. The appellant, Hatch D. Billingsley, who was the surviving husband of Ann C., one of the children of the deceased, claimed one-third of that portion of the proceeds to which the deceased would have been entitled if living, as heir at law of his (the appellant’s) three infant children, who died intestate, whilst the appellees, the…
1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.
Gideon G. Tongue, the father of the appellees, died at Galveston, in the State of Texas, on the 22nd or 23rd day of September 1853,' having executed his last will and testament on the 20th day of the same month. After the bequest of a single legacy, the will concluded with the following words: “The balance of my estate tobe divided among my heirs, Ann C. Billingsley, Gideon Denny Tongue and Thomas O. Tongue, being my children.”
Ann C. Billingsley, who was the wife of the appellant, had died on the 19th of September, before the date of the will. She left three infant children who survived their…
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- Vogel v. TurntCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- Kehl v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
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