Littig v. Hance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Two appeals, the one by Littig as executor, and the other by Cassandra A. Kirk, from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Two appeals, the one by Littig as executor, and the other by Cassandra A. Kirk, from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The Court below (Dennis, J.), decreed : “ That by the true inter-pretation of the last will and testament of Eliza G. Hance, the testatrix, a certified copy whereof has been offered in evidence, the legacy thereby given absolutely to Cassandra A. Kirk, the sister-in-law of the testatrix, of the indebtedness to the testatrix from the estate of her late husband, Seth S. Hance, in a large sum of money for dividends, &c., and…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
The will of Eliza G. Hance, dated June the twentieth, 1891, contains the following clause: “And whereas the estate of my late husband, Seth S. Hance, is indebted to me in a large sum of money for dividends, etc., to which I am entitled under the terms of his will, and also all moneys that may be due and owing to me from his estate and my late son, Franklin I.' Hance, after the payment of the money legacies hereinbefore mentioned, I give and devise the same absolutely to my sister-in-law, Cassandra A. Kirk.” What is the meaning of this clause; or what did the testatrix intend to dispose of by…
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