Anderson v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County. The bill in this case was filed by one of the appellants against the others as devisees under the will of Wm. J. Anderson, asking for a sale of the real estate of said testator and a division of the proceeds among the parties entitled. The will of W. J. Anderson, who died in 1881, contained the following provisions: “ist.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County. The bill in this case was filed by one of the appellants against the others as devisees under the will of Wm. J. Anderson, asking for a sale of the real estate of said testator and a division of the proceeds among the parties entitled. The will of W. J. Anderson, who died in 1881, contained the following provisions: “ist. Having already advanced to my son, William J. Anderson, what I estimate and consider to be his full share and interest in my estate and property, I leave him nothing by this will, it being my will and desire that he…
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
William J. Anderson died in 188 i, leaving a widow and nine children. After his death his property was sold under a decree of the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County, and the proceeds thereof are now in the hands of the appellees trustees. The petitioners, who claim to be legally entitled to the fund, allege in their petition that they have jointly and .severally agreed that each shall be paid the proportion to which they may now be entitled, and to surrender and release all their several or joint rights of survivorship to the said fund, and to deliver to the trustees such releases as may…
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