Houck v. Houck

Henry Houck, of Frederick County, Maryland, died in 1887, leaving a last will and testament by which he made the following bequest: “I give and bequeath unto my son, Henry J. Houck, in trust for the sole benefit and use of my grandchild Henry Christopher Houck, son of my said son, Henry ¡T. Houck, all of my interest in an endowment insurance policy taken on the life of my son Henry J. Houck and assigned and transferred to me; the said policy is for the sum of $2,500.00 and additional insurance or accumulations; the premium on said policy was paid by me from its commencement in the Mutual Life…