Legal Opinion
Hays v. Coe
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 11, 1991No. 1611, September Term, 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOTZ, Judge.
The central question presented by this case is whether equitable conversion should be applied to proceeds from the sale of real estate, which a decedent contracted to sell before his death, but which was not sold until after his death. After a court trial, the Circuit Court for Washington County found that the “doctrine of equitable conversion” was not “applicable in this case.” We reverse.
FACTS
On December 29, 1979 decedent, Gail A. Lewis, executed a will which provided in pertinent part:
SECOND: Unto Fannie C. Hays, I give all of my personal property, including but not limited to…
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