Farmers Bank v. Iglehart
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee against the appellant and David Ridgely, on the 10th May, 1845, and alleged, that Absalom Ridgely, hy his last will, gave and bequeathed to his wife, Ann Ridgely, during her life, the dividends which should accrue or become due on one hundred shares of stock of the Farmers Bank of Maryland; and subject to said bequest, and other bequests and devises contained in said last will; in relation to…
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Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee against the appellant and David Ridgely, on the 10th May, 1845, and alleged, that Absalom Ridgely, hy his last will, gave and bequeathed to his wife, Ann Ridgely, during her life, the dividends which should accrue or become due on one hundred shares of stock of the Farmers Bank of Maryland; and subject to said bequest, and other bequests and devises contained in said last will; in relation to other parcels of his estate, he devised and bequeathed all the rest and residue of his estate, both real and personal,…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
It appears in this case, that Absalom, Ridgely, by his will, executed on the 14th February, 1816, and admitted to probate on the 24th August, 1818, bequeathed to Ann Ridgely, his wife, for life, the dividends which should accrue on one hundred shares of stock, standing in his name on the books of the Farmers Bank of Maryland; and subject to this bequest, and other bequests, in relation to different portions of his property, he devised the residue of his estate to be equally divided among his eight children.
It is also shown by the record, that David Ridgely, one of the children of the…
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