Carpenter v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Howard County. James Stratton of Howard County, died on the 9th of August, 1875, intestate, and without leaving any kin, but leaving as it was then supposed, a large personal and some real property in this State.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Howard County. James Stratton of Howard County, died on the 9th of August, 1875, intestate, and without leaving any kin, but leaving as it was then supposed, a large personal and some real property in this State. At the first meeting of the Orphans’ Court of said county thereafter, on the 17th of August, the subject of administration upon the estate of said deceased was canvassed, and there was presented the petition of seven persons claiming to be creditors, and asking the appointment of their counsel, S. A. Cremin and I. Thomas Jones, to collect said estate…
1Opinion of the CourtBrent, J.
But few cases can arise in this .State, where the appointment of an administrator is within the discretion of the *628Orphans’ Oourt. The person entitled is generally designated by our statute, and when so designated the requirement of the statute must be strictly obeyed. Smith and Wife vs. Young, 5 Gill, 197 ; Nusz, et al. vs. Grove, 27 Md., 400; Kearney vs. Turner, 28 Md., 423. Relations in the order and within the degrees specified, are first entitled. If no relations, then administration is to be granted to the largest creditor applying. Art. 93, sec. 30. If there are no relations, and no…
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