Williams' Case
High Court of Chancery of Maryland
Susan F. Williams, widow of William E. Williams, and guardian of his four infant children and heirs at law Elizabeth C. Williams, William S. Williams, Mary S. Williams, and Otho H. Wil-Uatfis, on the iStli of April, 1827, filed her petition, in -which, as amended, she set forth, that her wards were seised of a valuable farm, in Frederick county, called Ceresville, containing about five hundred and twenty acres ; and also of a tract of woodland, in the same county, containing…
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Susan F. Williams, widow of William E. Williams, and guardian of his four infant children and heirs at law Elizabeth C. Williams, William S. Williams, Mary S. Williams, and Otho H. Wil-Uatfis, on the iStli of April, 1827, filed her petition, in -which, as amended, she set forth, that her wards were seised of a valuable farm, in Frederick county, called Ceresville, containing about five hundred and twenty acres ; and also of a tract of woodland, in the same county, containing about one hundred and twenty acres; which property, from its character, required the constant superintendance of an…
1Opinion of the Court
Bland, Chancellor.
Before we proceed to the consideration of this case, it may be well, for the better understanding of the whole matter, to advert to the law as it before stood, as well as to some of the special estate acts, which the General Assembly had been induced to pass in relation to similar cases before the passage of the general acts under which this case has been brought before the court.
Among the various rights which an owmer may exercise over his property is that of directing, by his contract, his will, or otherwise, that his real estate shall be converted into personalty, or that…
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- Desesbats v. BerquierSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1808
- Biscoe v. BiscoeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1834
- Davis v. Jacquin & PomeraitCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1820
- Dorsey v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1826
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