Townshend v. Townshend
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the' Circuit Court of Anne Arundel county. In this case issues to test the validity of the will of John Townshend were originally sent from the orphans court to the county court of Prince Georges county for trial, and thence removed to Anne Arundel county.
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Appeal from the' Circuit Court of Anne Arundel county. In this case issues to test the validity of the will of John Townshend were originally sent from the orphans court to the county court of Prince Georges county for trial, and thence removed to Anne Arundel county. This is the third appeal in the case; the first is reported in 7 Gill, 10, and the second in 9 Gill, 506. At the trial under the last procedendo two exceptions were taken by the caveatees; which are the only ones presented on this appeal. 1st Exception. The caveators, to support the issues on fheir part, offered to examine…
1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.
We have nothing to do with the general merits of this con* troversy. We are confined, by the record, to the consideration of hut two isolated questions, presented by the only two exceptions in the Case.
The competency of Robinson as a legal witness in this cause, is the question raised on the first exception. This witness is objected to upon the ground of interest. The appellees insist upon his competency, upon three several grounds, any one of which, if tenable, would constitute the party a legal witness. It is insisted, in the first place, that the alleged interest of the witness is not of…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Kowalewski v. CarterCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Lee v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1904
- Mitchell v. ClagettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1856