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Redman v. Chance

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 19, 1870PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Talbot County. The original petition, filed in this case on the 11th of August, 1868, was in the name of Mary H. Redman, by her next friend,William S. Callahan; to this the appellee filed his answer.

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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Talbot County. The original petition, filed in this case on the 11th of August, 1868, was in the name of Mary H. Redman, by her next friend,William S. Callahan; to this the appellee filed his answer. Subsequently, the petition was, by consent, amended, so as to make James A. Redman and Mary H. Redman his wife, the parties petitioners, and hy like consent, the answer was also amended so as to conform to the change thus made in the parties to the petition. The amended petition prayed that the appointment of the appellee as guardian of the infant children named…

1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.

On the 11th of August, 1868, the appellants filed their petition in the Orphans’ Court of Talbot county, praying that the appointment of the appellee as guardian for the infant children of Mary H. Eedman, one of the appellants, might be revoked, on the ground that it was made without notice to the mother, as required by law.

This appeal is taken from the order of the Court dismissing the petition, and refusing to send certain issues in regard to the question of notice to a Court of Law for trial.

The appellee insists that his appointment, being the act of a Court of competent jurisdiction, it…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pegg v. WarfordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
  2. Berrett v. OliverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1835
  3. Edwards v. BruceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1855
  4. Lefever v. LefeverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1854
  5. Stocksdale v. ConawayCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Munnikhuysen v. MagrawCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
  2. Hunter v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1928
  3. In Re LundbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Hansley v. Jamesville & Washington RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
  5. McCambridge v. WalravenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898

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