Hoffar v. Stonestreet
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appears from the Orphans Court of Charles county. These were two cases between the same parties, and will be reported together.
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Appears from the Orphans Court of Charles county. These were two cases between the same parties, and will be reported together. In the first case, the appellants filed their petition in the orphans court, alleging, that Catharine Stone-street by her will appointed the appellee, her executor; that there has been a re-appraisement for distribution of the property devised by the will, which exceeded the appraisement by $707, on which excess the orphans court allowed ten per cent, to the executor, which allowance they pray may be corrected. The court was of opinion, that the allowance was correct…
1Opinion of the CourtTuck, J.
The appellants filed their petition in the orphans court of Charles county, praying to have corrected an allowance of commissions made to the appellee as executor of Catharine Stonestreet.
We cannot express any opinion as to the propriety of this allowance, for the reason, that the appellants do not appear to have any interest in the estate. The will is not exhibited, nor is there any allegation or proof, that the petitioners are the same persons indicated in the will as the children of the sister of the testatrix. We must decide the case without reference to the reason assigned by the court…
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