Barnum v. Barnum
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. David Barnum died in the City of Baltimore on the 10th of May, 1844, leaving the following last will and testament, together with a codicil, which were duly admitted to probate: 1, David Barnum, of the City of Baltimore, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. I desire and dispose as to all my estate, as follows: First.
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Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. David Barnum died in the City of Baltimore on the 10th of May, 1844, leaving the following last will and testament, together with a codicil, which were duly admitted to probate: 1, David Barnum, of the City of Baltimore, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. I desire and dispose as to all my estate, as follows: First. Desiring that my ££Gity Hotel,” in Baltimore, should be permanently conducted after my death, and believing that the property thus employed will prove a sure and better resource for my family, I do devise to my…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
This case has been in this Court on several former appeals ; the first of which, reported in 26 Md., 119, presented the question of the true construction of the first and dependent clauses of David Barnum’s will; the second, reported in 31 Md., 425, presented questions of the rights, and proper mode of accounting as between the parties, in reference to the use and occupation of the City Hotel buildings and grounds, prior to the sale thereof, under the second clause of the testator’s will; and the third, reported in 33 Md., 283, had reference to the question of the legitimacy of John R.…
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