Hawbecker v. Hawbecker
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Washington County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
An entirely novel question is presented by this appeal. It appears from the record that Christian Hawbecker liad, by his wile Catharine, four children born in lawful wedlock. During the life of his wife he also had six children by another woman. His wife died in 1854 and in 1855 he «was lawfully married to the mother of the last mentioned children. It is proved that after this second marriage he acknowledged these children as his, and treated them as be did the children of his first wife, and just as men treat their legitimate children. In 1873 he died intestate, seized of real estate which…
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