Nicols v. Estate of Nicols

This appeal is from an order of the Orphans’ Court of Anne Arundel County, overruling exceptions to an executors’ account.

Lucy Riely Nicols died May 22, 1939, leaving a will dated October 15, 1936, whereby she, at considerable length and with much detail bequeathed her estate, which amounted to about §10,000 to her children and grandchildren. She said the will- was in the exercise of a power of appointment which she had reserved in a deed of trust dated June 1, 1928, whereby she transferred and delivered to W. Clinton Riely, John L. Nicols and Lambert M. Riely, the sum of §20,000 to pay her…