Hinkley v. House of Refuge
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill in this case was filed by Edward Otis Hinkley, executor of the will of Edward Evatt deceased, against the persons in interest, for the settlement of questions of construction growing out of the renunciation by the widow of all benefits under the will, and her election to take dower and distribution under the law.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The hill in this case was filed by Edward Otis Hinkley, executor of the will of Edward Evatt deceased, against the persons in interest, for the settlement of questions of construction growing out of the renunciation by the widow of all benefits under the will, and her election to take dower and distribution under the law. So much of the will as bears upon the questions raised is as follows : 1. I direct all my just debts and funeral expenses, and the costs of the administration of my estate, and the taxes to the United States and the State of…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
Whether the appellees, the charitable legatees mentioned in the will of Edward Evatt, deceased, are entitled to receive at once and without delay, the legacies bequeathed to them, or -whether payment is to be delayed until the death of the widow of the testator, is the sole question presented on this appeal.
By the will the testator bequeathed to his wife, absolutely, all his furniture and stock in trade, and authorized her to receive to her own use, during life, the interest on all the Baltimore city stock which he might oAvn at the time of his death; and he also gave and devised in trust…
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- Clark v. Tennison ex rel. BrowningCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
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