Dorsey v. Dorsey's Heirs
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a decree of the Court of Chancery.- A bií! was filed on the 21st of December 1800, by Edward It. Dorsey the appellant, against the heirs and executors of Edward Dorsey, the executors of Caleb Dorsey, and SamUel tiodman. It statdd, that Caleb Dorsey, possessed of a large iaitded and personal estate, by his will dated the 14th of March 1772, gave the following legacies to his .daughters, viz.
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Appeal from a decree of the Court of Chancery.- A bií! was filed on the 21st of December 1800, by Edward It. Dorsey the appellant, against the heirs and executors of Edward Dorsey, the executors of Caleb Dorsey, and SamUel tiodman. It statdd, that Caleb Dorsey, possessed of a large iaitded and personal estate, by his will dated the 14th of March 1772, gave the following legacies to his .daughters, viz. Rebecca Ridgely ¿C1000 sterling, Mary Pue £1500 sterling, Mil call Dorsey £2000 sterling, Eleanor Dorsey £2000 sterling, Peggy h. Dorsey £2000 sterling, Priscilla Dorsey £1000 sterling, and to…
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
delivered the opinion of the court., This suit appears to have grown' out of irregularities practised by those who had the settlement of the estate of Caleb Dorsey, but whether by design, misconception, or the common assent of the parties immediately interested, is difficult to determine-. No part of the real estate of Caleb Dorsey is charged, either by the will or codicil, with the payment of debts, though by the will, alt the persona] property is, and so much of the personal estate remaining, after th® payment of the debts, as should be found not necessary for carrying on certain iron…
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