Keller v. Harper
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County, in Equity. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The will of Jacob Keller contained, among others, the following provisions: * * * I give, devise and bequeath unto my dear wife, Catharine, all my real and personal estate of which I may die seized and possessed of, the interest or income arising therefrom to be for her separate use and support, and to be at her own disposal as long as she lives and remains a widow…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County, in Equity. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The will of Jacob Keller contained, among others, the following provisions: * * * I give, devise and bequeath unto my dear wife, Catharine, all my real and personal estate of which I may die seized and possessed of, the interest or income arising therefrom to be for her separate use and support, and to be at her own disposal as long as she lives and remains a widow : should she again marry, then I order and direct that the sum of one thousand dollars shall be put out at interest by…
1Opinion of the CourtYellott, J.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County, sitting in equity, a bill of complaint was filed by Charles Y. S. Levy, *81administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo, of Jacob Keller, deceased, for the purpose of obtaining a judicial •construction of the will of said decedent, who departed this life in the year eighteen hundred and fifty, after having made a testamentary disposition of his property by will and codicil, which were duly admitted to probate by the Orphans’ Court of said county. During his life the testator had contracted two marriages. He had two children by the first marriage and…
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