Estep v. Morris
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, iii Equity. John L. Estep, of Prince George’s County, departed this life sometime in the month of June, 1870, leaving a last will and testament which was duly admitted to probate on the 23rd of August, 1870. The testator after providing by his will a reasonable and comfortable support for his wife during her life, devised to his three infant children, James T., Richard A., and Benjamin N. Estep, his entire estate,…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, iii Equity. John L. Estep, of Prince George’s County, departed this life sometime in the month of June, 1870, leaving a last will and testament which was duly admitted to probate on the 23rd of August, 1870. The testator after providing by his will a reasonable and comfortable support for his wife during her life, devised to his three infant children, James T., Richard A., and Benjamin N. Estep, his entire estate, real, personal and mixed, to be equally divided between them, share and share alike; and should any one of said children…
1Opinion of the CourtGrason, J.
This appeal is taken from ah order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, ratifying a trustee’s sale. By an agreement of the counsel of the respective parties, filed in the case in this Court, the purchaser at the trustee’s sale, as well as the exceptants to its ratification, are made parties appellants.
The only question raised by the exceptions is whether the executor, who was also appointed by the will, guardian of the infant devisees, was a “credible” witness to the will and competent to prove it in the Orphans’ Court. Section 301 of Article 93 of the Code does not define who are…
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