Legal Opinion

Sumwalt v. Sumwalt

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 15, 1879PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.

This is an appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore County. It appears by tbe record that David S. Sumwalt died on the 4th day of November 1878, leaving a paper, purporting to be his last will bearing date the 16th day of October 1850.

Before the alleged will was offered for probate, Samuel Sumwalt the brother of the deceased filed his petition in the Orphans’ Court, alleging that he has been advised that Elizabeth Sumwalt, widow of the deceased, who for the last eighteen years of his life, lived separate and apart from him under a deed or agreement for-separation, has threatened to exhibit…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pegg v. WarfordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
  2. Waters v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1867
  3. Warford v. Van SickleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Kruszewski v. HolzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
  2. Brewer v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
  3. Schmidt v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1928
  4. McCambridge v. WalravenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
  5. Richardson v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894

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