Demill v. Reid
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. This was a special case stated under Rule 47 of General Rules for the regulation of Pleading and Practice in Equity, to obtain the construction of the sixth item or clause of the will of John Willett, the material part of which is set out in the opinion of this Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. This was a special case stated under Rule 47 of General Rules for the regulation of Pleading and Practice in Equity, to obtain the construction of the sixth item or clause of the will of John Willett, the material part of which is set out in the opinion of this Court. The Court 'below (Wright, J.) decreed that the plaintiffs, Nina O. Demill and Laura O. Demill, daughters of Emily M. Demill, who was a daughter of Henry J. Willett, and died before her father, had no right, title or interest in the lots of ground, ground rents and reversions…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This appeal brings before us for construction the sixth item or clause of the will of John Willett, which was executed in 1857.. By this clause the testator devised certain real estate to his son, Henry J. Willett, “to hold the same unto the said Henry J. Willett, his heirs, executors and administrators, in trust and confidence nevertheless, and to and for and upon the uses, trusts and purposes following, that is to say: In trust for the use and benefit of my grandson, John Willett Belt, during the term of his natural life, so that he, during that period, be permitted and suffered to have and…
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