Combs v. Combs
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. -Mary’s County. This was an action of ejectment brought by A. Nicholas Combs and others, heirs-at-law of George, H. Combs, the son and devisee of Alexander Combs, deceased, against James N. Combs, to recover certain tracts of land in St. Mary’s County, which the latter claimed and held under a devise contained in the will of the said Alexander Combs. The devise will be found in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. -Mary’s County. This was an action of ejectment brought by A. Nicholas Combs and others, heirs-at-law of George, H. Combs, the son and devisee of Alexander Combs, deceased, against James N. Combs, to recover certain tracts of land in St. Mary’s County, which the latter claimed and held under a devise contained in the will of the said Alexander Combs. The devise will be found in the opinion of the Court. George H. Combs died without issue, and without having made any disposition of the estate. Exception. — The plaintiff prayed the Court to instruct the…
1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.
The will of Alexander Combs contained the following clause: “I give and devise all my estate, real and personal, to my son, George H. Combs, to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, with full power and authority to him, the said George H. Combs, to sell and convey the same in his life-time, or to dispose of the same by last will and testament; but should he, the said George H. Combs, die without issue of his body lawfully begotten, and without having disposed of the same by sale, or by last will and testament, either in whole or in part, then I give and devise my said estate, both…
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