American Colonization Society v. Soulsby
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Two appeals in one record from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. (Dawkins, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtPattison, J.
The appeals in these cases are from an order of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City overruling the appellants’ demurrer to the amended petition of the appellees.
As the demurrers assail the sufficiency of the petition, it will be necessary for us to state fully the facts alleged in the petition.
These facts are substantially as follows: On June 22, 1886, Caroline Donovan, then eighty-two years of age, executed a “declaration of trust,” which was on the following day duly recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore City.
This declaration of trust is in the following words, to wit:
“Whereas I,…
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