Legal Opinion

Worthington v. Gittings

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 30, 1881PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County.

1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.

To the will of Noah Worthington, of John, who died January, 1879, there were two caveats filed, both after the will had been proved in common form by the three subscribing witnesses thereto. The first of these caveats was filed by Joshua F. C. Worthington, one of the executors named in the will, who alleged that certain words, making James L. Ridgely, Jr., a residuary legatee and devisee of the deceased, had been fraudulently inserted into the text of the will after its execution. The other caveat was filed by Dye W. Worthington and Otis A. Worthington, two of the heirs-at-law of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pegg v. WarfordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
  2. Warford v. ColvinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859
  3. Worthington v. RidgelyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1879

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Surratt v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  2. Reichard v. IzerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1902
  3. McCambridge v. WalravenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
  4. Clark v. Southern Can Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1911
  5. Houston v. WilcoxCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1913

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