Clayton v. Stein
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City (Cor-tee, J.).
1Opinion of the CourtUrner, J.
In the case of Smith v. Baltimore Trust Co., 133 Md. 404,. this Court affirmed a decree construing the will of James E. Clayton and holding that as to the one-sixth of his. estate involved in the proceedings he died intestate. As.a result of the intestacy thus adjudicated the affected portion of the testator’s estate was decreed to be vested in his sister, Nannie Clayton, as his only heir at law. According to the theory of construction which failed of acceptance the estate in question would have passed to the children of two deceased aunts-of the testator. The petition for the construction of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McGraw v. CantonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1891
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
- Hamilton v. TrundleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
- Walker v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1912
- Smith v. Baltimore Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1919
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