Legal Opinion

Hignutt v. Cranor

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 23, 1884PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Orphans' Court of Caroline County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.

It appears from this record that William P. Butler, of Caroline County, died on the 1st of July, 1883, intestate, *218leaving a widow, Margaret D. Butler, and several heirs-at-law or next of kin. On the 17 th of July, 1883, letters of administration on his personal estate were granted to Elijah Hignutt, and on the 3rd of January, 1884, three of the heirs-at-law filed a petition in the Orphans’ Court, in which they charge that the “administrator in his inventory of cash on hand has failed to charge himself with two thousand dollars in money, of which the said William P. Butler died possessed, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Munnikhuysen v. MagrawCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
  2. Muncaster v. MuncasterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1865
  3. Worthington v. HerronCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1873
  4. Abbott v. GolibartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1874

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Linthicum v. PolkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1901
  2. Stonesifer v. ShriverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1904
  3. Hamill v. HamillCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  4. Horton v. HortonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1929
  5. Fulford v. FulfordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927

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