Richardson v. Smith

This appeal is taken from an order of the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore County, which refused to grant an issue prayed on the part of the appellant, and instead thereof granted two others prayed on the part of tho appellees. Caroline or Carrie Richardson filed a petition containing the following statement: “ That she is a sister of Samuel Richardson, late of Baltimore County, deceased, who died unmarried and intestate, leaving no father, mother, brother, nor any other sister him surviving ; and that she is entitled to letters of administration upon his estate in preference to any other person ;…