Dryden v. Owings
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. C. W. H. Owings died in August, 1875, leaving a last will and testament whereby he bequeathed to Virginia M. Owings “Eight thousand Dollars in State of Missouri Bonds.” Among the assets of the testator were found eight thousand dollars in State of Missouri Bonds, and these were the only State of Missouri Bonds owned by the testator.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. C. W. H. Owings died in August, 1875, leaving a last will and testament whereby he bequeathed to Virginia M. Owings “Eight thousand Dollars in State of Missouri Bonds.” Among the assets of the testator were found eight thousand dollars in State of Missouri Bonds, and these were the only State of Missouri Bonds owned by the testator. Letters testamentary upon said estate were granted to Cordelia E. Dryden, who cut from said bonds sixteen coupons, each of the value of thirty dollars, and collected the money thereon as they fell due This was an…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The controversy, in this case arises upon the following bequest in the will of the late C. W. H. Owings, Esq. : “ I give and bequeath to Virginia M. Owings $8000 in State of Missouri Bonds.”
The testator, at the time of the execution of his will, and at the time of his death, had in his possession stocks and public securities amounting to nearly $90,000, among *364which were eight State of Missouri Bonds, of the value of eight thousand dollars. One year after the death of the testator, his executrix delivered to the legatee $8000 in State of Missouri bonds, but the appellee claims that the bequest…
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