McGraw v. Canton
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The .cause was argued before Alvey, C. J., Miller, McSherry, and Briscoe, J. The counsel whose services secured the setting aside of the fraudulent deed, and the bringing into the trust estate the property and money now being accounted for, are entitled to he paid out of the trust estate, the value of their services.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The .cause was argued before Alvey, C. J., Miller, McSherry, and Briscoe, J. The counsel whose services secured the setting aside of the fraudulent deed, and the bringing into the trust estate the property and money now being accounted for, are entitled to he paid out of the trust estate, the value of their services. Insolvent Estate of Conrad Leiman, 82 Md., 225; Trustees vs. Greenough, 105 Ü. S., 521; Central Railroad vs. Pettus, 113 U. S., 116; Cowdrey, et al. vs. Galveston, &c. Railroad, 93 U.…
1Opinion of the CourtBriscoe, J.
There are two appeals in this case from orders of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The main question turns upon the right of the Court to allow counsel fees to Messrs. Ruddell and Hall and McColgan, for services rendered in setting aside a fraudulent deed from James McGraw to Susan L. Canton. The facts as disclosed by the record are these: On the first day of April, 1881, James McGraw made a will devising all his property, real and personal, except one lot of ground, to his daughter Susan L. Canton, in trust for the use and benefit of his children. Shortly after his death, a deed dated…
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