Hardgrove v. Hardgrove

In this equity proceeding for the construction of the last will and testament of Berta Hardgrove, deceased, the principal question presented is whether the legacies given and bequeathed by the testatrix to her grandson and granddaughter created a charge on real property, a trust of the property, or neither a charge nor a trust.

The testatrix executed the will on July 21, 1954. She died on March 9, 1955. The will was admitted to probate on March 24, 1955, by the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City and the executor named therein qualified as such on the same day. The testatrix was survived by two…