Legal Opinion
Purifoy v. Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 11, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-1040-NPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHROP, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs have instituted this suit for a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a) and 2201. The plaintiff, Carolyn Bauernsehmidt Puri-foy, is a resident of Texas, and the plaintiff, Grace M. Bauernsehmidt, is a resident of Mississippi; the defendants are residents of Maryland, Connecticut and Virginia. The parties all agree that Maryland law governs the construction of the four wills and one deed of trust in question.
In general, all five instruments create trusts, the income or portion of income thereof to be paid to William Bauern-schmidt, Jr. for his…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- City of Meridian v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. RobertSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. PurifoyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Evans v. McCoyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- In re the United States ex rel. Smithsonian InstitutionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
- Petition of US on Behalf & for Ben. of Smithson.District Court, District of Columbia · 1980
- Buzzard v. FassConnecticut Appellate Court · 2024
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