Manning v. Thruston

Charles M. Thruston, of Allegany County, by his will, appointed Charles P. Manning and George A. Thruston, his executors. George A. Thruston having died, Charles P. Manning, became surviving executor. These cross-appeals grow out of orders of the Orphans’ Court, of Allegany County, upon the surviving executor’s accounts. One of the questions presented involves the construction of the will. By the first clause the testator gives certain real and personal property to his wife for life. By the *220second he gives a specific legacy to his daughter Mrs. Manning after the death of his wife, the life…