Payne v. Payne

The bill of complaint filed in this case asks for the construction of the will of Jobn M. Payne and that the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County assume jurisdiction over the further administration and settlement of the estate, consisting1 of about $35,000 of personal and about $3,000 of real estate.

The will is as follows:

“In the name of God, Amen! I, John Maguire Payne, of St. Mary’s County, in the State of Maryland, being sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being…