Dennis v. Dennis
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Cross-appeals from the equity side of the Circuit Court for Somerset county. The bill in this case was filed on the 4th of April 1853, by George R. Dennis, of Littleton, and Elizabeth U. Dennis, against George R. Dennis and James U. Dennis, executors of John U. Dennis, for an account of certain real and personal property, and of the annual values thereof, which had been devised by Littleton U. Dennis, the father of the complainants, to his brother John U. Dennis, the…
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Cross-appeals from the equity side of the Circuit Court for Somerset county. The bill in this case was filed on the 4th of April 1853, by George R. Dennis, of Littleton, and Elizabeth U. Dennis, against George R. Dennis and James U. Dennis, executors of John U. Dennis, for an account of certain real and personal property, and of the annual values thereof, which had been devised by Littleton U. Dennis, the father of the complainants, to his brother John U. Dennis, the defendant’s testator, in trust for the benefit of the complainants. The allegations of the bill and answer, the facts of the…
1Opinion of the CourtEccleston, J.
From the final decree in this case, the complainants and also the defendants have appealed.
The bill was filed on the 4th of April 1853, by George R. Dennis and Elizabeth U. Dennis, as complainants, against the defendants, George R. Dennis and James U. Dennis, as executors of John U. Dennis, stating:
That about the month of April 1833, Littleton U. Dennis, the father of the complainants, died, leaving a last will and testament, dated die 26th of March, in the same year, a copy of which was filed with the bill and marked as exhibit A.
The bill also states that in the first clause of the will, the…
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