Kraft v. Wickey
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Orphans Court of Baltimore county. A petition was filed by the appellee, on the 5th of October, 1829, praying the Orphans Court of Baltimore county to revoke the appellant’s appointment, as guardian to the infant children of one Michael March, deceased. After the appellant had answered the petition, the following statement of facts was agreed on.
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Appeal from the Orphans Court of Baltimore county. A petition was filed by the appellee, on the 5th of October, 1829, praying the Orphans Court of Baltimore county to revoke the appellant’s appointment, as guardian to the infant children of one Michael March, deceased. After the appellant had answered the petition, the following statement of facts was agreed on. “It is admitted in this case, that Michael March made his last will and testament on the 13th July, 1820, which was duly proved, and recorded in the Orphans Court of Baltimore county, and that he died in the city of Baltimore,…
1Opinion of the CourtArcher, J.
Administration on the estate of Michael March having been granted in Baltimore county, the Orphans Court of that county had express power conferred upon it to appoint a guardian to his infant children, and the legality, and consequent regularity of this appointment could, in no manner, be affected by the fact, that a guardian for these children had been appointed by the Orphans Court of York county, in the State of Pennsylvania. For the appointment of a guardian granted in a foreign State can have no extra-territorial operation, so as to oust our courts of their jurisdiction over the property…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Morrell v. DickeyNew York Court of Chancery · 1814
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