Legal Opinion

SMITH, EXEC. v. Waller

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided April 7, 1961No. [No. 226, September Term, 1960.]PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.

Minna Waller, widow of Max J. Waller and an income beneficiary for life under his will, petitioned the Orphans’ Court for Baltimore County to remove the appellants, Nathan Smith and Helen Corkran, as executors and trustees of his estate. She alleged in her petition that they were derelict in their duties as executors and subject to removal because (a) they had not filed an inventory within three months of the grant of their letters, and (b) this failure and their added failure to supply her with information about the “financial condition” of the estate caused her “to suffer grievous mental…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Fulford v. FulfordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
  2. Fleishman v. KremerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1941
  3. Jones, Admr. v. HarbaughCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1901
  4. Carey v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896
  5. Kerby v. PetersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Richards v. RichardsCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  2. Johnson v. MacAboyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
  3. In Re Estate of BatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Matter of Estate of UnderwoodCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
  5. Ayers v. LillerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1985

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