Hatton v. Weems
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Choss appeals from Chancery. On the 21st December, 1832, William L. Weems, and Mary his wife, filed their bill in Chancery, alleging that Henry Hat-ton, father of Mary, departed this life in the year 1824, having devised to his son, the appellant, one hundred and fifty acres *• of land, whereon the testator then dwelt, a number of negroes by name, and also one half of his stock, plantation utensils, household and kitchen furniture, all which were so devised in trust for the…
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Choss appeals from Chancery. On the 21st December, 1832, William L. Weems, and Mary his wife, filed their bill in Chancery, alleging that Henry Hat-ton, father of Mary, departed this life in the year 1824, having devised to his son, the appellant, one hundred and fifty acres *• of land, whereon the testator then dwelt, a number of negroes by name, and also one half of his stock, plantation utensils, household and kitchen furniture, all which were so devised in trust for the said Mary, and to permit her to have all the rents and profits arising therefrom, in the manner stated in said will,…
1Opinion of the CourtArcher, J.
On the motion to dismiss these appeals the court are divided in opinion, and the motion to dismiss cannot, therefore, prevail.
*103We shall proceed to examine the questions which have been submitted on the appeal.
The appeal from the decree of the 2nd day of October, 1840, brings up not only that decree for examination, but the decree of the 19th of June, 1838, and the order of the 20th February, 1838.
Objections have been made on the merits which are common to both decrees, and objections have also been made to the regularity of the decree of 1838.
Two objections have been taken to the decree of…
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