McMahon v. Consistory of St. Paul's Reformed Church

The appeal in this case is from an order of the Circuit Court for Carroll County, in Equity, overruling a demurrer to an amended bill of complaint. The matter arose under the third paragraph of the will of John T. Orndorff, deceased, and the sixth paragraph of the codicil thereto. The will was executed on the 5th day of October, 1893, and the codicil on April 19, 1894.

By the third paragraph of the will the testator devised to his wife, Laura S. Orndorff, certain property in Westminster “to hold during the term of her natural life or widowhood; and at her death or remarriage, whichever shall…