Legal Opinion

Ramsey v. Welby

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 23, 1885PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtRitchie, J.

The paper-writing purporting to contain the last will of Susan M. Shield was admitted as such to probate, in common form, by the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City. The will bore certain interlineations and erasures in ink, and also certain alterations, erasures, and additions in lead pencil, made by the testatrix. After considerable lapse of time, the appellants filed their petition, setting forth the various modifications of the will, and averring that none of the changes made in pencil were to be considered as operative parts thereof, and setting forth certain constructions of certain…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Blackburn v. CraufurdCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
  2. State ex rel. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. WarrenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
  3. Michael v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1858
  4. Buchanan v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
  5. Schull v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Taylor v. HiltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. Home for the Aged of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. BantzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
  3. Fidelity Trust Co. v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
  4. Stuart v. FoutzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
  5. McLaughlin v. McLaughlinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946

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