Buchanan v. Pue
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The bill in this case was filed on the 24th February, 1845, by the appellee against the appellant, and alleged that Edward Buchanan, on the 16th June, 1843, made his will, containing the devisees hereinafter set forth, including certain leasehold property, to the appellant, and died in the month of August following; that, supposing the testator’s personal property and a farm in Baltimore County would be sufficient to pay his debts, he…
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Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The bill in this case was filed on the 24th February, 1845, by the appellee against the appellant, and alleged that Edward Buchanan, on the 16th June, 1843, made his will, containing the devisees hereinafter set forth, including certain leasehold property, to the appellant, and died in the month of August following; that, supposing the testator’s personal property and a farm in Baltimore County would be sufficient to pay his debts, he agreed with P. B. that she should take into her possession the chattels, real and personal, bequeathed to her, and hold the…
1Opinion of the Court
Martin, J,,
delivered the opinion of this court.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancellor, of the 1st June, 1846, by which it was ordered, that the specific legacy which had been delivered to the defendant by the complainant, should be returned to the complainant, to be applied by him as the executor of Edward Buchanan, in satisfaction of tlie testator’s debts.
From this decree, the present appeal has been taken; and the counsel of the appellant in the argument in the cause have contended, that the decision of the Chancellor was erroneous, and ought to be reversed, mainly, upon two…
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