Mercer v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.

The appeal in this case, which is' from an order passed pro forma by the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, brings up for construction by this Court the deed of Samuel H. Mercer, now deceased, to Lavinia Hopkins and others in trust for the purposes declared therein. This deed, which bears date the 16th day of February, 1884, recites and grants as follows: “That whereas the said Samuel H. Mercer is about to leave this country and take up his residence in Europe, and whereas it is greatly to the interest of the said Samuel H. Mercer to leave his estate properly managed and controlled by some…