Fairfax v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The clause of the will of the testator, hy which the residue of' his ■ estate was given in trust for his two daughters is as follows: “ And secondly.
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Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The clause of the will of the testator, hy which the residue of' his ■ estate was given in trust for his two daughters is as follows: “ And secondly. That the said persons or parties aforenamed, as trustees in this behalf, and the successors, survivors or acting one or more of them, shall hold all the rest and residue of my said property and estate, and every part thereof not hereinbefore specially devised and disposed of, in trust for the joint and equal benefit of my daughters, Harriet N.…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
In this case we are called upon to construe the will and codicil of the late Dr. Thomas H. Wrig'ht of Baltimore. The facts necessary to a proper understanding- of the question before us are few and simple. Dr. Wright died in 1855, having first duly executed the will and codicil hereinafter mentioned. He left surviving him his wife, Mary E. Wright, and four children, Reginald N. Wright,. Eraucis R. Wright, Harriet N. Wright, and Sallie O. Wright. His wife, Mary F. Wright, subsequently died,, leaving all the above named children her survivors. Francis R. Wright died after his mother, intestate…
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