This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1871 |
| Citation: | 34 Md. 102 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Louisa |
| Short Summary: | One party claiming entitlement by next of kin, the other claiming as next of kin. Stating that a male residuary legatee is preferred to a female legatee when there is no widow. Holding that when the testator disposes of all his estate, no residuary legacy exists and further concluding that subsequent provisions about the sale of slaves to be divided has no effect as to residuary legatees. Holding that hte widow, children, and grand-children should take portions as legatees. |
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| Full name: | David N. Henning vs. Rosanna Varner, Adm'x d. b. n. c. t. a. of Thomas Henning |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |