Shipley v. Matlack

DAVIS, Judge.

Venice L. Shipley1 appeals two separate decisions of the Circuit Court for Howard County. The first memorandum and order issued June 21, 2000 construed the Will of Evelyn G. Meyn after a trial on the merits was held on April 11, 2000. The lower court concluded that Evelyn’s residual estate went to her contingent legatee, appellee Timothy Matlack, by express language in the Will. The date of entry of the judgment in the circuit court occurred on June 28, 2000. From that decision appellant, on September 12, 2000, filed an appeal presenting the following question for our review:

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