Buckley v. Buckley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore county court. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee on the 31st of October 1S4S, against the appellant as the administratrix of Timothy Buckley, deceased, for a distribution of the deceased’s estate. The bill alleges that the said Timothy died, in June 1847, intestate, possessed of a large personal estate, and leaving four children, viz : Patrick, Catharine, Mary the complainant and Ellen, all of full age, his distributees.
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Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore county court. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee on the 31st of October 1S4S, against the appellant as the administratrix of Timothy Buckley, deceased, for a distribution of the deceased’s estate. The bill alleges that the said Timothy died, in June 1847, intestate, possessed of a large personal estate, and leaving four children, viz : Patrick, Catharine, Mary the complainant and Ellen, all of full age, his distributees. That letters of administration were granted to the appellant who had possessed herself of the estate, and kept and…
1Opinion of the CourtMagrvder, J.
This appeal is from a decree of Baltimore county court, sitting as a court of equity.
The bill was filed by a person, who alleges herself to be one. of the four children of Timothy Buckley, and expressly charges that her father died,leaving four children. It is filed to recover her share of her father’s estate; of course onc-fourth of wiiat remains in the hands of the administratrix, after paying debts, &c., and deducting the widow’s portion.
Now if there were four children when the intestate died, this complainant can claim of the defendant only one-fourth of his estate. Patrick may have died…
2Cited by1 opinion
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